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The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man

by David W. Maurer

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"[The book is] entertainment for crime literature addicts....a textbook for prospective confidence men." Edward Frank Allen, The New York Times Book Review, 1940

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"A bonanza of wild but credible stories, told concisely with deadpan humor ,as sly and rich in atmosphere as anything this side of Mark Twain." Luc Sante, Salon.com

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"The Big Con is righteous! It's an illuminating textbook of the confidence game; it's a deft tour of early twntieth century crime; it's a feast of language." James Ellory, author of L.A. Confidential

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"The book is spellbinding: It's origins are in linguistics; it is nominally a work of eriminology; it has blood ties to folklore; it falls within the scope of Americana; it serves up a parcel of social history; and of course it is a robust and springheeled piece of literature." Gia Kourlas, Time Out New York

Product Details

ISBN:
9780385495387
Subtitle:
The Story of the Confidence Man
Foreword:
Sante, Luc
Introduction:
Sante, Luc
Foreword:
Sante, Luc
Author:
Maurer, David W.
Introduction:
Sante, Luc
Publisher:
Anchor Books
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Criminology
Subject:
Swindlers and swindling
Subject:
Cant
Edition Description:
1st Anchor Books ed.
Publication Date:
July 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
7.98x5.28x.72 in. .55 lbs.

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