Greed in the gilded age : the brilliant con of Cassie Chadwick / William Elliott Hazelgrove.

"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"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hazelgrove, William Elliott, 1959- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]
Subjects:
Chadwick, Elizabeth Bigley, > 1857-1907.
Swindlers and swindling > United States > Biography.
Impostors and imposture > United States > Biography.
Hoaxes > United States > History.
Canulars > États-Unis > Histoire.
Hoaxes.
Impostors and imposture.
Swindlers and swindling.
United States.
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
True crime stories.
Récits criminels.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
True crime stories.
Récits criminels.
Physical Description:xiii, 193 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Description
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.
Call Number:HV6760.C43 H39 2022
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781538142905
1538142902