Getting Rich Quick: An Outline of Swindles Old and New, with Some Account of Manners and Customs of Confidence Men |
Contents
OF THE ART OF CONEYCATCHING ANCIENT | 9 |
OF THE CONFIDENCE TRICK AS A SCIENCE OF | 19 |
CHAP | 26 |
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