In Part One, Gregor MacGregor sold the dream of Poyais — a thriving country filled with wealth, opportunity, and promise.
In Part Two, people paid the price.
As ships carrying hopeful settlers arrive expecting a new life, they are met with a brutal reality: there is no country, no city, no plan — only an unforgiving landscape and the collapse of one of the most audacious scams in history.
What follows is survival, loss, and the true cost of believing the lie.
And somehow… even after all of it, Gregor MacGregor isn’t finished yet.
Prince of Poyais: Gregor MacGregor (Part Two)
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