A Century of Swindles: Ponzi Schemes, Con Men, and Fraudsters - Paperback

by Railey Jane Savage (Author)

Between 1850 and 1950, lawlessness in America melded with ingenuity fueled by ruthlessness. Opportunity came knocking, and the unscrupulous answered the knock. The scammers in this volume range from the undeniably unscrupulous, to the ill and ill-advised. Fans of clever schemes and schadenfreude alike will be entertained by these tales of the rise and fall of some of America's greatest swindlers.

Author Biography

Railey Jane Savage lives and works in Ithaca, NY, where her abiding love for history's forgotten moments - swindles, or otherwise - grows against the dramatic background of the Finger Lakes. With an English degree from Smith College, she splits her time between writing and editing. Swindles is her second book with Lyons after the 2017 release of We Have a Winner!: America's Weird and Wonderful Races, Derbies, Pageants, and Eating Contests.