Ultimate folly : the rises and falls of Whitaker Wright : the world's most shameless swindler / Henry Macrory.

"Beginning his career as an impoverished northern preacher, Wright fled across the Atlantic to prospect for gold and silver, braving a hard life and surviving a Native American massacre, before becoming rich by floating silver mines on the stock market. When the bubble burst, he fled angry investors...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Macrory, Henry (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	London : Biteback Publishing, 2018.
Subjects:	Wright, James Whitaker. Swindlers and swindling > England > Biography. Swindlers and swindling > United States > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Business. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Criminals & Outlaws. TRUE CRIME > White Collar Crime. Swindlers and swindling. England. United States. Biographies.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies.
Physical Description:	xi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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