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Crowl, Thomas

Summary: "Queen of the Con tells the true story of Cassie Chadwick, a successful swindler and 'one of the top 10 imposters of all time,' according to Time Magazine. Born Elizabeth Bigley in 1857 in Canada, she first operated as Madame Devere, a European clairvoyant, and in 1890 was arrested for defrauding a Toledo bank of $20,000. In the mid-1890s, while continuing her work as a medium under the name...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The Kent State University Press 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.16 CRO

Popkin, Jim

Summary: "Like spies Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen before her, Ana Montes blindsided her colleagues with brazen acts of treason. For nearly 17 years, Montes succeeded in two high-stress jobs. By day, she was one of the government's top Cuba experts, a buttoned-down GS-14 with shockingly easy access to classified documents. By night, she was on the clock for Fidel Castro, listening to coded messages...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MONTES, ANA BELEN POP

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