Con Man
A Master Swindler's Own Story
$27.55
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2004
Summary
The art of the “Big Con” had no finer practitioner than Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil, a man who could – and often did – pull off scams to outshine The Sting.The story of Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil, a man who could-and often did-pull off scams to outshine The Sting.In his long career as a confidence man, Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil swindled the public of more than eight million dollars and established the reputation for robbery and trickery. Always beating the police at their own game, “Yellow Kid” us…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780767917377 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0767917375 |
| Author: | J.R. Weil, W.T. Brannon |
| Publisher: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) |
| Imprint: | Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2004 |
| Weight: | 354g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Library of Larceny |
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About The Author
J.R. Weil
JOSEPH “YELLOW KID” WEIL was born in 1877 to German immigrant grocers in Chicago. He worked a number of odd jobs before executing a startling number of scams, primarily in the Chicago area but all over the world. He lived to be 101.W.T. BRANNON, a native of St. Petersburg, Florida, was a prolific journalist, writer, and mystery novelist. He passed away in 1981.
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