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The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History

Nate Hendley

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Description:Covering American cons and hoaxes past and present, including the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, the controversy over subliminal messaging (do bands, filmmakers, and advertisers really put secret messages in their works?), the panic about satanic daycare operators in the 1980s, and recent Internet scams, this book provides a fascinating, fact-based look at infamous frauds across the centuries. Offering an engaging mix of history, sociology, and psychology, author Nate Hendley gives readers an appreciation of how prominent scams, cons, confidence men, and hoaxes have impacted American society, past and present.Each entry details the scheme or hoax and the pertinent con artist/schemer involved, examining the sociological, cultural, political, and/or economic effect of the scams. Each topic is accompanied by a short bibliography of further reading selections. As the old saying goes, There is a sucker born every minute--and there has always been a keen-eyed swindler to take advantage of the situation. The Big Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History explores this sordid underbelly of American civilization and invites readers to revel in the felonious experience.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History. To get started finding The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Covering American cons and hoaxes past and present, including the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, the controversy over subliminal messaging (do bands, filmmakers, and advertisers really put secret messages in their works?), the panic about satanic daycare operators in the 1980s, and recent Internet scams, this book provides a fascinating, fact-based look at infamous frauds across the centuries. Offering an engaging mix of history, sociology, and psychology, author Nate Hendley gives readers an appreciation of how prominent scams, cons, confidence men, and hoaxes have impacted American society, past and present.Each entry details the scheme or hoax and the pertinent con artist/schemer involved, examining the sociological, cultural, political, and/or economic effect of the scams. Each topic is accompanied by a short bibliography of further reading selections. As the old saying goes, There is a sucker born every minute--and there has always been a keen-eyed swindler to take advantage of the situation. The Big Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History explores this sordid underbelly of American civilization and invites readers to revel in the felonious experience.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History. To get started finding The Big Con: Great Hoaxes, Frauds, Grifts, and Swindles in American History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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