The big con

the story of the confidence man and the confidence game

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David W. Maurer: The big con (1940, The Bobbs Merrill company)

300 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 1940 by The Bobbs Merrill company.

OCLC Number:
1446571

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Ever wonder how people come up with all the snappy dialog and crazy names conmen use on tv? The writers read this. Nonfiction account of conmen and long cons in the early 20th century focusing on language. Very dated (especially racially) but fascinating still.

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Subjects

  • Swindlers and swindling
  • Cant