01968cam a2200397   4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077040008400094016002500178035003400203050001600237055001100253082001600264084001800280245011000298246002700408246002900435260006200464300006500526336002600591337002800617338002700645500003800672500006400710520038900774650002901163650002901192650005501221650005501276700002301331710005901354730002101413776013601434ocm00440718 OCoLC20210825133953.0700928s1968    nyuac         000 0 eng    a   68018955   aDLCbengcDLCdBTCTAdRTOPPdOCLCOdOCLCFdOCLCQdCD5dOCLCQdNLCdOCLCQdZAAPA  a(AMICUS)000001800815  a(OCoLC)440718z(OCoLC)770332100aHV6751b.R402aHV675100a364.16/3/08  acci1icc2lacc00aReader's digest Scoundrels & scalawags;b51 stories of the most fascinating characters of hoax and fraud.30aScoundrels & scalawags18aScoundrels and scalawags  aPleasantville, N.Y.,bReader's Digest Associationc[1968]  avii, 640 pagesbillustrations (some color), portraitsc20 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aOn spine: Scoundrels & scalawags.  a"Shatouni the Magnificent" by Rouben Mamoulian, p. 188-193.  aThe patriot who stole his country's symbol of freedom from Westminster Abbey; a clerk who took millions of dollars "investing" small sums for his neighbors; a dowdy lady who pretended to be Andrew Carnegie's daughter; the fascinating array of people in this book are of marvelous variety. The methods and motivations of these legendary characters are far more intriguing than fiction. 0aImpostors and imposture. 0aSwindlers and swindling. 7aImpostors and imposture.2fast0(OCoLC)fst00968230 7aSwindlers and swindling.2fast0(OCoLC)fst011404141 aMamoulian, Rouben.2 aRouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)5DLC0 aReader's digest.08iOnline version:tReader's digest scoundrels & scalawags.dPleasantville, N.Y., Reader's Digest Association [1968]w(OCoLC)655604493