The Resource The big con : great hoaxes, frauds, grifts, and swindles in American history, Nate Hendley
The big con : great hoaxes, frauds, grifts, and swindles in American history, Nate Hendley
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- Summary
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- "This book examines a broad range of infamous scams, cons, swindles, and hoaxes throughout American history--and considers why human gullibility continues in an age of easy access to information. Explores figures such as "Yellow Kid" Weil, Charles Ponzi, Orson Welles, and Frank Abagnale, among others Provides insight into human nature--gullibility being one aspect of it--throughout the ages, addresses the power of rumor and legend, and identifies the social conditions that have allowed some scams and hoaxes to flourish Presents information that can serve academic research projects as well as fascinate and entertain general readers Features the original stories behind the Hollywood movies The Sting, Catch Me If You Can, Argo, and American Hustle"--
- "This title depicts confidence games and the history and laws surrounding them"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 380 pages
- Contents
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- Classic cons
- Business fraud
- Despicable scams
- Great pretenders
- Hoaxes, urban legends, and popular delusions
- Dubious remedies
- Online scams
- Para-abnormal fraud
- Pop culture cons
- A gallery of rogues (and one hero)
- Interviews
- Isbn
- 9781610695855
- Label
- The big con : great hoaxes, frauds, grifts, and swindles in American history
- Title
- The big con
- Title remainder
- great hoaxes, frauds, grifts, and swindles in American history
- Statement of responsibility
- Nate Hendley
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "This book examines a broad range of infamous scams, cons, swindles, and hoaxes throughout American history--and considers why human gullibility continues in an age of easy access to information. Explores figures such as "Yellow Kid" Weil, Charles Ponzi, Orson Welles, and Frank Abagnale, among others Provides insight into human nature--gullibility being one aspect of it--throughout the ages, addresses the power of rumor and legend, and identifies the social conditions that have allowed some scams and hoaxes to flourish Presents information that can serve academic research projects as well as fascinate and entertain general readers Features the original stories behind the Hollywood movies The Sting, Catch Me If You Can, Argo, and American Hustle"--
- "This title depicts confidence games and the history and laws surrounding them"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hendley, Nate
- Dewey number
- 364.16/30973
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Swindlers and swindling
- Hoaxes
- Fraud
- LAW
- TRUE CRIME
- Fraud
- Hoaxes
- Swindlers and swindling
- United States
- Label
- The big con : great hoaxes, frauds, grifts, and swindles in American history, Nate Hendley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-369) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Classic cons -- Business fraud -- Despicable scams -- Great pretenders -- Hoaxes, urban legends, and popular delusions -- Dubious remedies -- Online scams -- Para-abnormal fraud -- Pop culture cons -- A gallery of rogues (and one hero) -- Interviews
- Control code
- ocn945585965
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 380 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610695855
- Lccn
- 2016007741
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)945585965
- Label
- The big con : great hoaxes, frauds, grifts, and swindles in American history, Nate Hendley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-369) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Classic cons -- Business fraud -- Despicable scams -- Great pretenders -- Hoaxes, urban legends, and popular delusions -- Dubious remedies -- Online scams -- Para-abnormal fraud -- Pop culture cons -- A gallery of rogues (and one hero) -- Interviews
- Control code
- ocn945585965
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 380 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610695855
- Lccn
- 2016007741
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)945585965
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