Con Man by J.R. Weil - ISBN: 9780767917377
Paperback
Originally published in 1948, “Con Man” is undeniable proof that “Yellow Kid” Weil was the virtuoso scam artist, bar none. Here is Weil’s story as never before, with a smart and witty Afterword by Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow, who profiled “Yellow Kid” for “The Reporter” in 1956.

Con Man

A Master Swindler's Own Story

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 2004

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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
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
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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