Author : Kimberly Harper
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 10,25 MB
Release : 2024
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1682262456
Book Description
"'Men of No Reputation,' the story of a gang of con men [led by Robert P.W. Boatright and John C. Mabray] in the Missouri Ozarks who swindled millions, reveals the seedier side of turn-of-the-century rural America and offers rare insight into one of the most successful cons of all time. Like the works of Sinclair Lewis, this story exposes a rift in the wholesome midwestern stereotype and furthers our understanding of turn-of-the-century American society"