A counterfeiter's paradise : the wicked lives and surprising adventures of three early American moneymakers / Ben Tarnoff.
| Author/creator | Tarnoff, Ben |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Penguin Group USA, 2012. |
| Description | 368 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The confidence man -- The populist -- The patriot. |
| Abstract | Recounts how three of America's most successful counterfeiters, Owen Sullivan (worked 1720-1756), David Lewis (worked 1788-1820), and Samuel Upham (worked 1819-1885), each cunningly manipulated the political and economic realities of his day. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-351) and index. |
| General note | Previously published as Moneymakers by The Penguin Press, 2011. |
| ISBN | 9780143120773 |
| ISBN | 0143120778 |