51 stories of the most fascinating characters of hoax and fraud Mamoulian, Rouben. Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) text nyu Pleasantville, N.Y Reader's Digest Association [1968] 1968 monographic eng

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vii, 640 pages illustrations (some color), portraits 20 cm The 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. On spine: Scoundrels & scalawags. "Shatouni the Magnificent" by Rouben Mamoulian, p. 188-193. Impostors and imposture Swindlers and swindling Impostors and imposture Swindlers and swindling HV6751 .R4 364.16/3/08 cci1icc Pleasantville, N.Y., Reader's Digest Association [1968] (OCoLC)655604493 68018955 DLC 700928 20210825133953.0 ocm00440718 eng