Author: James Kelly
Publisher: James Kelly
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The Thimbleriggers
Author: James Kelly
Publisher: James Kelly
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher: James Kelly
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The Crack in the Lens
Author: Darlene A. Cypser
Publisher: Foolscap & Quill LLC
ISBN: 0971855269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
If someone had asked Sherlock Holmes later in the year, there is little doubt that he would have said his life began that spring day in 1871 when he met Violet Rushdale upon the moors and ended in the winter some months distant. His mother would have disputed the former claim, and many, both friend and foe, would come to deny the latter. Yet what happened that year nearly cost him his life and his sanity, and strongly influenced the man he was to become.It is well known that the toughest steel that makes the sharpest swords must be plunged into the fire, then beaten and reshaped. So it is as well with the best and wisest of men.
Publisher: Foolscap & Quill LLC
ISBN: 0971855269
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
If someone had asked Sherlock Holmes later in the year, there is little doubt that he would have said his life began that spring day in 1871 when he met Violet Rushdale upon the moors and ended in the winter some months distant. His mother would have disputed the former claim, and many, both friend and foe, would come to deny the latter. Yet what happened that year nearly cost him his life and his sanity, and strongly influenced the man he was to become.It is well known that the toughest steel that makes the sharpest swords must be plunged into the fire, then beaten and reshaped. So it is as well with the best and wisest of men.
The history of a pilgrim: with some account of the shrine to which he journeyed [by R.G. Noble.].
Author: History
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Old West Swindlers
Author: Laurence J. Yadon
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1455615781
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
True stories of nineteenth-century crooks, con artists, and quacks—including the man who “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge. Gunslingers and outlaws weren’t the only ones who made the West wild. The nineteenth century was the golden era of riverboat gamblers, crooked railroad contractors, and filthy-rich medical quacks. These crooks made a living deceiving people who took a stranger at face value and left their doors unlocked. Throw in some get-rich-quick schemes and a generous mixture of whiskey and there was never a shortage of suckers. Conman George Parker was able to stay in business for forty years by “selling” public structures such as Madison Square Garden and the Statue of Liberty. He even “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge as often as twice a week. For most, the Salted Gold Mine or the Magic Wallet cons were enough to satisfy their greed. However, the more ambitious grifters tried the Big Store, an illegal underground betting parlor like the one seen in the movie The Sting. With an honest-looking face and a lack of morals, these scammers played a big role in giving the frontier its lawless reputation—and this book tells their stories.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1455615781
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
True stories of nineteenth-century crooks, con artists, and quacks—including the man who “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge. Gunslingers and outlaws weren’t the only ones who made the West wild. The nineteenth century was the golden era of riverboat gamblers, crooked railroad contractors, and filthy-rich medical quacks. These crooks made a living deceiving people who took a stranger at face value and left their doors unlocked. Throw in some get-rich-quick schemes and a generous mixture of whiskey and there was never a shortage of suckers. Conman George Parker was able to stay in business for forty years by “selling” public structures such as Madison Square Garden and the Statue of Liberty. He even “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge as often as twice a week. For most, the Salted Gold Mine or the Magic Wallet cons were enough to satisfy their greed. However, the more ambitious grifters tried the Big Store, an illegal underground betting parlor like the one seen in the movie The Sting. With an honest-looking face and a lack of morals, these scammers played a big role in giving the frontier its lawless reputation—and this book tells their stories.
The Argosy
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
Morgan
Author: Leo P. Kelley
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN: 9780385192941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Shad Morgan, a rugged Connecticut Yankee farmer, sets out for Gold Rush California to claim his share of the wealth.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN: 9780385192941
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Shad Morgan, a rugged Connecticut Yankee farmer, sets out for Gold Rush California to claim his share of the wealth.
Punch
Author: Mark Lemon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 1108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 1108
Book Description
Once a Week
Author: Eneas Sweetland Dallas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description
Punch
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description