A Century of Swindles
Author: Savage, Railey Jane
ISBN: 9781493053681
RM154.31
Publisher,Lyons Pr
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
Weight,
No. of Pages, 250
Between 1850 and 1950, lawlessness in America melded with ingenuity fueled by ruthlessness. Opportunity came knocking, and the unscrupulous answered the knock. The scammers in this volume range from Soapy Smith, the King of the Frontier Con Men, to the eponymous Ponzi. Fans of clever schemes and schadenfreude alike will be entertained by these tales of the rise and fall of some of America's greatest hucksters--
