Frauds, deceptions, and swindles /
America has always had its share of shady characters, deceptive schemers, and get-rich-quick swindlers who leave victims penniless and duped. Here, over 80 entries examine America's most underhand plots - and the dishonest men and women who created and perpetrated them.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Checkmark Books,
c2001.
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| Summary: | America has always had its share of shady characters, deceptive schemers, and get-rich-quick swindlers who leave victims penniless and duped. Here, over 80 entries examine America's most underhand plots - and the dishonest men and women who created and perpetrated them. |
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| Item Description: | Previously published as part of The encyclopedia of American crime (2000) and Hoaxes and scams (1993). |
| Physical Description: | ix, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0816044228 (alk. paper) |