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Old West Swindlers, Yadon, Laurence
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Good condition paperback. Minor edgewear. SIGNED AND PERSONALIZED. Solid and in great shape. NFA”
- ISBN
- 9781589808638
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
1589808630
ISBN-13
9781589808638
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92934280
Product Key Features
Book Title
Old West Swindlers
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Hoaxes & Deceptions, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), General
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
True Crime, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-047568
Dewey Edition
22
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
364.16/3092278
Synopsis
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. Most of the popular cons of the time were simple. Anyone with an honest face, a believable story, and a lack of morals could do quite well. 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 such as the one seen in the movie The Sting. Whatever their methods, these confidence men ushered the American West out of a time of innocence and into the Roaring Twenties., This rollicking history covers oil and mining frauds, town-site frauds, land swindles, and railroad rackets of the Old West era, many of which occurred in Nevada, Arizona, and California. It even includes a swindler's dictionary, defining such insider terms as ace, banco, country send, and wipe., This rollicking history covers oil and mining frauds, town-site frauds, land swindles, and railroad rackets of the Old West era, many of which occurred in Nevada, Arizona, and California. It even includes a "swindler's dictionary," defining such insider terms as ace, banco, country send, and wipe.
LC Classification Number
HV6698.W47Y33 2011
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