A counterfeiter's paradise: the wicked lives and surprising adventures of three early American moneymakers

Recounts how three of America's most successful counterfeiters, Owen Sullivan (worked 1720-1756), David Lewis (worked 1788-1820), and Samuel Upham (worked 1819-1885), each cunningly manipulated the political and economic realities of his day

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Main Author: Tarnoff, Ben 1985- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Penguin Books 2012
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Summary:Recounts how three of America's most successful counterfeiters, Owen Sullivan (worked 1720-1756), David Lewis (worked 1788-1820), and Samuel Upham (worked 1819-1885), each cunningly manipulated the political and economic realities of his day
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-351) and index. - Previously published as Moneymakers by The Penguin Press, 2011
The confidence man -- The populist -- The patriot
Physical Description:368 S. Ill.

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