A century of swindles: Ponzi schemes, con men, and fraudsters
"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 a...
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Guilford, Connecticut
Lyons Press
[2021]
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
| Physical Description: | VIII, 250 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781493053681 |
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