A counterfeiter's paradise : the wicked lives and surprising adventures of three early American moneymakers / Ben Tarnoff.

Author/creator Tarnoff, Ben
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Penguin Group USA, 2012.
Description368 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-351) and index.
General notePreviously published as Moneymakers by The Penguin Press, 2011.
ISBN9780143120773
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