Empire of deception : the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation
Jobb, Dean, 1958-2016
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It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people to invest as much as $30 million in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells in Panama. This rip-roaring tale of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar deceit, illicit sex, and a brilliant and wildly charming con man on the town, then on the lam, is not only a rich and detailed account of a man and an era; it's a fascinating look at the methods of swindlers throughout history.
Main title:
Author:
Jobb, Dean, 1958-, author
Imprint:
Chapel Hill : Algonquin, 2016.Chapel Hill : Algonquin, 2016.
Collation:
352 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781616205355 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.163092
Language:
English
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BRN:
2291461