| Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920: Sharpers, Snatchers, Swindlers, Flimflammers and Other Con Men Contributor(s): Ward, Harry M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 147666692X ISBN-13: 9781476666921 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - True Crime |
| Dewey: 364.160 |
| LCCN: 2017000431 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Locality - Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia - Geographic Orientation - Virginia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Richmond in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was home to a lively underworld of tricksters, swindlers, confidence men and thieves. The former Confederate capital's under-staffed police force and dense population--large numbers of immigrants and the very poor--accommodated the enterprising criminal. Newspaper reports of the day offer a glimpse of a wide variety of crimes and misdemeanors, often with a bit of humor or pathos. Based on reports from the proceedings of the Police Court, this book provides a portrait of Richmond--then the most congested city in the U.S.--during the Golden Age of the Con, when gamblers, hustlers and frauds plied their trades across the country. |