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The Crooks Who Conned Millions
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Author : Linda Stratmann
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited
Release Date : 2006
The Crooks Who Conned Millions written by Linda Stratmann and has been published by Sutton Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Tells the stories of some of the biggest fraudsters of the nineteenth century. This book reveals the incredible ways in which men and women attempted to con the government or the general public out of millions of pounds and/or to gain fame from their activities - and how they met their comeuppance.
Fraudsters And Charlatans
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Author : Linda Stratmann
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2010-06-01
Fraudsters And Charlatans written by Linda Stratmann and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-01 with True Crime categories.
In 1817 a young woman of exotic appearance was found wandering near Bristol. She spoke in a language that no one could understand except, seemingly, a Portuguese sailor. He claimed that she was a Sumatran princess from the island of Javasu. Princess Caraboo, as she was known, became a national celebrity and lived in a grand style, entertaining many distinguished visitors. A few weeks later, however, she was exposed as Mary Baker, the daughter of a cobbler from Devonshire. Mary's deception is one of several intriguing stories of nineteenth-century fraudsters brought to light in Linda Stratmann's entertaining look at some of history's greatest rogues. From bankers who forged share certificates, ruining hundreds of small investors, to 'Louis de Rougemont' whose tales of high adventure branded him The Greatest Liar on Earth', these riveting tales of true crime expose the seedy side of life in which corruption, avarice and scandal hold sway.
World Famous Crooks Con Men
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Author : Vikas Khatri
language : en
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
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World Famous Crooks Con Men written by Vikas Khatri and has been published by Pustak Mahal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Merchant Princes And Charlatans Or Makers Of Money
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Author : Henry Sless
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-01-01
Merchant Princes And Charlatans Or Makers Of Money written by Henry Sless and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This book provides a critical analysis of visual images of British and international finance during the nineteenth century. Its focus is on the financiers themselves, contrasting the depiction of the respectable Merchant Princes with the less than perfect charlatans (white-collar criminals) who defrauded investors of millions. The breakdown of trust between financiers and investors that evolved during this period is represented visually in depictions of the emotional response of investors to the uncertain financial climate. Throughout the book a PEARL methodology has been used to critique the images reflecting the impact of any Publisher’s political bias, the Editorial and Artistic techniques used to convey the messages in the images, and the Legal context (especially a concern in countries such as France and Germany where censorship was strict). The book concludes that white-collar criminals were invariably secretly admired in Britain, and rarely severely satirised. Similarly, Merchant Princes were depicted favourably in Britain as members of the ruling elite during the latter half of the century. This is contrasted with the more extreme anti-monopolistic images in the US and the extreme anti-Semitic treatment of Jewish financiers in France and Germany.
The Daughters Of Gentlemen
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Author : Linda Stratmann
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-04-01
The Daughters Of Gentlemen written by Linda Stratmann and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Frances Doughty is a young sleuth on her first professional case, trying to discover who distributed dangerously feminist pamphlets to the girls of the Bayswater Academy for the Education of Young Ladies. Armed with only her wits, courage and determination, she finds that even the most respectable denizens of Bayswater have something to hide, and what begins as a simple task soon becomes a case of murder. As election fever erupts and the formidable ladies of the Bayswater Women's Suffrage Society swing into action, Frances' enquiries expose lies, more murders and a long-concealed scandal, and she makes a powerful new friend. The second book in the popular Frances Doughty Mystery series.
An Appetite For Murder
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Author : Linda Stratmann
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2014-04-08
An Appetite For Murder written by Linda Stratmann and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-08 with Fiction categories.
The sudden death of overweight 49-year-old Thomas Whibley sparks off an acrimonious furore in Bayswater, and sparks fly between rival diet doctors, vegetarians and the extremist Pure Food Society. Young sleuth Frances Doughty is engaged to discover the author of anonymous libels, when a former colleague of Whibley's, Hubert Sweetman, who has served fourteen years in prison for a violent robbery he claims he did not commit, asks her to trace his estranged family. Before she can start, however, the police arrive and arrest her client for the murder of his wife. There will be more murders and a vicious attack on Frances before she finally resolves a number of knotty questions. Is Hubert Sweetman really innocent? Where are his missing children? And who wielded the poisoned pen? The fourth book in the popular Frances Doughty Mystery series.
Tax Haven Tales Kooks Crooks And Con Men In The Offshore World
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language : en
Publisher: Laissez Faire Books
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Tax Haven Tales Kooks Crooks And Con Men In The Offshore World written by and has been published by Laissez Faire Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The Mammoth Book Of Csi
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Author : Roger Wilkes
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2007-02-22
The Mammoth Book Of Csi written by Roger Wilkes and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-22 with True Crime categories.
Using the latest modern technology available to forensic science, crime scene investigators answer questions others never even thought to ask. This book contains more than thirty fascinating modern cases of forensic detective work. Genetic fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, laser ablation, toxicology, ballistics analysis - the whole range of forensic techniques is featured. The investigators trust only the evidence to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves: the victims. The cases featured include: - Tommie Lee Andrews, the first person to be convicted as a result of DNA evidence, for raping a woman during a burglary; - Jeffrey Gafoor, convicted of murder in 2003 when crime scene evidence collected twelve years previously resulted in a match with his nephew; - Richard W. Rogers, convicted of the murder of two of his numerous gay male victims, through vacuum metal deposition, technology which saves fingerprints from plastic bags; - Dr. Sam Sheppard, the murder trial based on blood evidence that inspired the TV series The Fugitive; - Edwin Bush, the first murderer in Britain to be brought to book thanks to an identikit picture; - Derrick Todd Lee, the Baton Rouge Serial Killer, only nailed by DNA evidence after a flawed FBI profile led big-shot investigators astray. These cases - usually successful, but also sometimes dangerously flawed - offer a remarkable insight into real-life scene-of-crime investigation.
The Poisonous Seed
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Author : Linda Stratmann
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-04-11
The Poisonous Seed written by Linda Stratmann and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-11 with Fiction categories.
When a customer of William Doughty's chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William's daughter, nineteen year old Frances, determines to redeem her ailing father's reputation and save the business. She soon becomes convinced that the death was murder, but unable to convince the police, she turns detective. Armed only with her wits, courage and determination, and aided by some unconventional new friends, Frances uncovers a startling deception and solves a ten year old murder. There will be more deaths, and a secret in her own family will be revealed before the killer is unmasked, and Frances will find that her life has changed forever. The first book in the popular Frances Doughty Mystery series.
Conned
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Author : Matthew Klein
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-04-09
Conned written by Matthew Klein and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-09 with Fiction categories.
A terrific novel of scams, double-bluffs - and incredible suspense Kip Largo has recently emerged from a jail term for security fraud. He used to be a master conman, but now he's trying to go straight, working at a dry cleaner's while running an internet vitamin business on the side. But when Lauren Napier, the wife of a big Las Vegas businessman, comes to him with a proposition to steal $20 million of her husband Ed Napier's money, Kip can't resist the prospect of an artful con. He recruits some friends: Jessica, a stripper turned porn producer, his wayward son, Toby and Peter, a brilliant college hacker. They convince Napier that they've developed software that predicts stock prices, and with the smell of so much money in the air, Napier can't wait to invest. But things don't go to plan: it quickly emerges that someone on the inside is feeding information to another party. The con's in tatters, and Kip must fight to keep himself - and his son - alive.