Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920

Sharpers, Snatchers, Swindlers, Flimflammers and Other Con Men

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920 by Harry M. Ward, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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Author: Harry M. Ward ISBN: 9781476626178
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: March 3, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Harry M. Ward
ISBN: 9781476626178
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: March 3, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

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.

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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.

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