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Author:
Hazelgrove, William, 1959- author.
Title:
Greed in the gilded age : the brilliant con of Cassie Chadwick / William Elliott Hazelgrove.
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefieldan imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xiii, 193 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Chadwick, Elizabeth Bigley,--1857-1907.
Swindlers and swindling--United States--Biography.
Impostors and imposture--United States--Biography.
Hoaxes--United States--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"She might be one of the greatest con artists of all time. Cassie Chadwick conned millions of dollars out of banks by claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie. It was a simple but brilliant con that reflects the ethos and the high-flying greed of the Gilded Age"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1538142902
9781538142905
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1260693755
LCCN:
2021026098
Locations:
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)
PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

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