Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920: Sharpers, Snatchers, Swindlers, Flimflammers and Other Con Men

ISBN-13: 9781476666921 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 248 str.

Harry M. Ward

Opis

[A kind of sub-society existed in Richmond, as in other urban areas, of tricksters, swindlers, confidence men and certain thieves. By looking at the lower sort of deception and crime, one can gauge a fringe society. The indefatigable crime reporters of Richmond's newspapers, always with a bit of humor or pathos, give glimpses of a wide variety of misbehavior.