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Book

"Yellow Kid" Weil : the autobiography of America's master swindler

Author

J R Weil

Call Number

  • H 921 W4222 (CEN)

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Edition

1st Nabat edition.

Publication Information

Oakland : AK Press/Nabat, 2011.

Physical Description

xi, 296 pages ; 22 cm.

Summary

Joseph " Yellow Kid" Weil, perhaps the greatest con man of all, tells his own story of creating everything from short cons to amazingly elaborate schemes in Chicago during the early 20th century.

Contents

  • Early adventures in chicanery
  • Chicanery in Chicago
  • A tip for Mr. MacAllister
  • How to beat the horses
  • Two unwary strangers
  • From nags to riches
  • Giving away real estate
  • The get-rich-quick bank
  • Red letter days
  • Millionaires and murder
  • I tried to go straight
  • Easy money on rainy days
  • A deal with Father Flanagan
  • Some credit--and lots of cash
  • The man with a beard
  • The Faro Bank pay-off
  • Meet me in St. Louis
  • The law catches up
  • Magic money
  • The Hotel Martinique
  • The Leavenworth Country Club
  • The comtesse and the kid
  • The case of the refugee
  • A proposition for A. Hitler
  • Tricks of the trade
  • The little things count
  • Where the money went
  • The last word.

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W T Brannon