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Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920: Sharpers, Snatchers, Swindlers, Flimflammers and Other Con Men
Contributor(s): Ward, Harry M. (Author)

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 ISBN: 147666692X     ISBN-13: 9781476666921
Publisher: McFarland & Company
OUR PRICE: $31.45  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
- True Crime
Dewey: 364.160
LCCN: 2017000431
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" L (0.85 lbs) 248 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Locality - Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia
- Geographic Orientation - Virginia
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
Richmond in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was home to a lively underworld of tricksters, swindlers, confidence men and thieves. The former Confederate capital's under-staffed police force and dense population--large numbers of immigrants and the very poor--accommodated the enterprising criminal. Newspaper reports of the day offer a glimpse of a wide variety of crimes and misdemeanors, often with a bit of humor or pathos. Based on reports from the proceedings of the Police Court, this book provides a portrait of Richmond--then the most congested city in the U.S.--during the Golden Age of the Con, when gamblers, hustlers and frauds plied their trades across the country.
 
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