description: A collection of "true" but one-sided, condemnatory accounts of what the author presumes to be charlatans and hoaxers -- which could be true, but Mehling's total lack of objectivity is flagrant and, in fact, the point of the book. Includes a brief chapter on John Keely, whose motor now resides at the American Precision Museum, albeit not on public display. Fantastic but true are these tales of some of the most charming charlatans in American history. Quack doctor, stock market manipulator, con man, crackpot inventor, many more. Some are genuinely evil; others you would be pleased to call friend (as long as they don't suggest an investment).
language: English
title: The Scandalous Scamps: A Gallery of American Rogues
titlecomplete: The Scandalous Scamps: A Gallery of American Rogues
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Ace Books