| Old West Swindlers Contributor(s): Yadon, Laurence (Author), Smith, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1589808630 ISBN-13: 9781589808638 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - True Crime |
| Dewey: 364.163 |
| LCCN: 2010047568 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.85 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This rollicking history covers oil and mining frauds, town-site frauds, land swindles, and railroad rackets of the Old West era, many of which occurred in Nevada, Arizona, and California. It even includes a "swindler's dictionary," defining such insider terms as ace, banco, country send, and wipe. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yadon, Laurence: - Laurence J. Yadon is an attorney, mediator, and arbitrator. He has assisted the Department of Justice in litigation matters before his local United States district court and has successfully argued before the US Supreme Court. He is the co-author of Pelican's 100 Oklahoma Outlaws, Gangsters, and Lawmen: 1839-1939; 200 Texas Outlaws and Lawmen: 1835-1935; Ten Deadly Texans; Old West Swindlers; Arizona Gunfighter; and Outlaws with Badges. Yadon resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Smith, Robert: - Robert Barr Smith is a History Channel commentator and the author of more than thirty articles and five books. He co-authored Old West Swindlers, and Outlaws with Badges, and has been the editor for Yadon's other titles. Smith served more than twenty years in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He is a former deputy attorney general of California and a retired professor of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Smith lives in Norman, Oklahoma. |