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Confident women swindlers, grifters, and shapeshifters of the feminine persuasion

"Why do we love stories about scammers so much? Journalist Tori Telfer dives into the stories of historical female con women and explains why we are so enamored by their scams"--

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Main Author: Telfer, Tori (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Swindlers and swindling.
Swindlers and swindling > Biography.
Women > Psychology.
Women in popular culture.
Female offenders > Biography.
Biographies.
True crime stories.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Charming
  • The glitterati. Jeanne de Saint-Rémy ; Cassie Chadwick ; Wang Ti
  • The seers. The spiritualists ; Fu Futtam ; Rose Marks
  • The fabulists. The Anastasias ; Roxie Ann Rice ; The tragediennes ; Bonny Lee Bakley
  • The drifters. Lauretta J. Williams ; Margaret Lydia Burton Sante Kimes
  • Conclusion: Confident.

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