The thieves of Threadneedle Street
Subtitle: the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England
By: Nicholas Booth
Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9781681772400
Subjects: Forgery; Bank of England; History
Description: "In the summer of 1873, four American forgers went on trial at the Old Bailey--London's iconic law court--for the greatest fraud the world had ever seen. The attempted crime: stealing five million dollars from the Bank of England from under the noses of its unsuspecting officials. [In this book], Booth tells the extraordinary true story of the forgers' earliest escapades in Chicago, Louisville, and Manhattan, culminating with the heist at the world's leading financial institution"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Originally published: Stroud : The History Press, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-349) and index.
Table of contents: title: 'For lack of a nail'; title: Formidable rascals; title: Strangers, silk hats, and salting wells; title: Rogues' gallery; title: The social triumphs of a silver king; title: Mistresses of misfortune; title: The skewering of Colonel Peregrine Madgwick Francis; title: The finer arts of forgery; title: Hearts and minds; title: Strange messengers; title: Devil to pay; title: Before your very eyes; title: Cat and mouse; title: Means of escape; title: The melancholy of all things done.