Harry M. Ward

Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920

Sharpers, Snatchers, Swindlers, Flimflammers and Other Con Men

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9781476666921
• ISBN-10: 147666692X
• Artikelnr.: 44944903

Autorenporträt

The late Harry M. Ward was William Binford Vest Professor of History Emeritus at University of Richmond. He was the author of 21 books, including college-level textbooks on Colonial America and the American Revolution, military biographies and studies of social aspects of the Revolution.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface
1.
River City
2.
Resurrectionists
3.
Clairvoyants
4.
Plungers
5.
Confidence Men
6.
Money Sharks
7.
Fakir Paradise
8.
"Shoving the Queer"
9.
Larceners 10.
Footpads 11.
Cracksmen 12.
Dips 13.
Suspicious Characters 14.
"American Nobility" 15.
Narcoticists 16.
Kidnappers 17.
Fugitive Felons 18.
Forgers 19.
Embezzlers 20.
Impostors 21.
Drummers 22.
Postal Robbers 23.
Railway Disrupters 24.
On Board Troublemakers 25.
The "Big Train Robbery" 26.
Gold Brick Caper Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index