Sleuths, Slayers, and Swindlers
Author : Alan Hynd
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Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Crime
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Author : Alan Hynd
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Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Crime
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Author : Alan Hynd
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Page : pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 1947
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Author : Laurence J. Yadon
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 19,13 MB
Release : 2011-06-23
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1455615781
True stories of nineteenth-century crooks, con artists, and quacks—including the man who “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge. Gunslingers and outlaws weren’t the only ones who made the West wild. The nineteenth century was the golden era of riverboat gamblers, crooked railroad contractors, and filthy-rich medical quacks. These crooks made a living deceiving people who took a stranger at face value and left their doors unlocked. Throw in some get-rich-quick schemes and a generous mixture of whiskey and there was never a shortage of suckers. Conman George Parker was able to stay in business for forty years by “selling” public structures such as Madison Square Garden and the Statue of Liberty. He even “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge as often as twice a week. For most, the Salted Gold Mine or the Magic Wallet cons were enough to satisfy their greed. However, the more ambitious grifters tried the Big Store, an illegal underground betting parlor like the one seen in the movie The Sting. With an honest-looking face and a lack of morals, these scammers played a big role in giving the frontier its lawless reputation—and this book tells their stories.
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Page : 760 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 1959-10
Category : Books
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Page : 1662 pages
File Size : 22,60 MB
Release : 1959
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Page : 616 pages
File Size : 30,28 MB
Release : 1960
Category : American literature
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Author : Alan Hynd
Publisher : Popular Library
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 26,87 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Lawyers
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Page : 424 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 1960
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Page : 444 pages
File Size : 16,94 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Books
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Page : 2330 pages
File Size : 24,36 MB
Release : 1962
Category : American literature
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