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The mark inside a perfect swindle, a cunning revenge, and a small history of the big con  Cover Image E-book E-book

The mark inside a perfect swindle, a cunning revenge, and a small history of the big con

Reading, Amy. (Author).

Summary: A narrative history of con artistry in America documents the early twentieth-century efforts of J. Frank Norfleet to track down a gang of confidence men who swindled him out of everything he had.

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  • ISBN: 9780307957610 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 0307957616 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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    1 online resource (290 p.) : ill.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-276) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Confidence -- Benjamin Franklin's disciples -- Cowboy justice -- Humbug -- Double-crossings -- A small history of the big con -- The con never dies -- The making of a confidence kingpin -- The machine and the sting -- The raid -- Pure speculation -- The showdown -- The mark inside.
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Description based on print version record.
Subject: Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- History
Norfleet, J. Frank -- 1864-1967
Genre: Electronic books.

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