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Empire of deception : the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation (LARGE PRINT)

text Empire of deception : the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation (LARGE PRINT)

Jobb, Dean

Summary
It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. As Model Ts rumbled down Michigan Avenue, gang war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld domination. Bedecked partygo... Read more
Contents
The players -- Act 1 -- Our Ponzi -- Ambitions -- The law -- The gamble -- The dupe -- The big idea -- The syndicate -- The hanging judge -- The sting -- The confidence man -- The crime fighter -- The bubble -- The flight -- The smash -- Act 2 -- ... Read more
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Description
581 pages (large print) : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Publisher
2015
MARC Permalink

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Interlochen Public LIbrary LP 364.6 Jobb in Large Print Available

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