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Sto caricando le informazioni... Drake's Fortune: The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist (edizione 2003)di Richard Rayner
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. 3666. Drake's Fortune: The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist, by Richard Rayner (read 20 Dec 2002) This is a new book which as soon as I saw it I knew I would have to read, the account of the Drake Estate swindle being of legend in this part of Iowa. Unfortunately, though this is a subject which cries out for details, footnotes, and careful writing, the author seeks to turn it into a novel, with pointless digressions and obvious signs of non-careful research, making it hard to tell what is accurate and what is exaggerated. But the story is a fantastic one and I am sad the author did not do a better job telling it. After reading the book it is fun to read the opinion in Hartzell v. U.S., 72 F. 2nd 569 (C.C.A. 8, 1934), which tells the story well from a legal standpoint. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
His scam was as simple as it was brazen. Before and during the Great Depression, Oscar Hartzell persuaded tens of thousands of Midwesterners to part with millions of dollars to start a legal fund that would see the mythical fortune of Sir Francis Drake restored to his rightful heir. In return for their contributions, donors would get shares in the riches, estimated to be worth $100 billion. The money of course went in the pocket of Hartzell, who transformed himself into a hedonistic English aristocrat even as the folks back home continued to see him as a hero. As he recounts this amazing tale, Richard Rayner tells the larger history of cons in America. We have always had a soft spot for the crafty or larger-than-life swindler, and with Drake’s Fortune, Rayner offers a delightful portrait of a uniquely American character. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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