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- Author: Harry M Ward
- Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
- ISBN-10: 147666692X
- ISBN-13: 9781476666921
- Format: 15 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm, softcover
- Language: English
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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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- Author: Harry M Ward
- Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
- ISBN-10: 147666692X
- ISBN-13: 9781476666921
- Format: 15 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm, softcover
- Language: English English
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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