King Con
Subtitle: the bizarre adventures of the Jazz Age's greatest imposter
By: Paul Willetts
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780451495815
Subjects: Swindlers and swindling; Biography; Nineteen twenties
Description: "The spellbinding tale of hustler Edgar Laplante--the king of Jazz Age con artists--who becomes the victim of his own dangerous game"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-336) and index.
Table of contents: title: The fake's progress; title: Continental grift.