The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History by Nate Hendley

The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History

Nate Hendley

380 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction crime informative slow-paced
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This book examines a broad range of infamous scams, cons, swindles, and hoaxes throughout American history—and considers why human gullibility continues in an age of easy access to information.• Explores figures such as "Yellow Kid" Weil, Charles ...

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