{"product_id":"bunco-artists-in-richmond-1870-1920-sharpers-snatchers-swindlers-flimflammers-and-other-con-men-9781476666921","title":"Bunco Artists in Richmond, 1870-1920: Sharpers, Snatchers, Swindlers, Flimflammers and Other Con Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Harry M. Ward\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - State \u0026amp; Local - South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, L\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Richmond in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was home to a lively underworld of tricksters, swindlers, confidence men and thieves. The former Confederate capital's under-staffed police force and dense population--large numbers of immigrants and the very poor--accommodated the enterprising criminal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Newspaper reports of the day offer a glimpse of a wide variety of crimes and misdemeanors, often with a bit of humor or pathos. Based on reports from the proceedings of the Police Court, this book provides a portrait of Richmond--then the most congested city in the U.S.--during the \"Golden Age of the Con,\" when gamblers, hustlers and frauds plied their trades across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46475492524183,"sku":"9781476666921","price":2833.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476666921.jpg?v=1766274412","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bunco-artists-in-richmond-1870-1920-sharpers-snatchers-swindlers-flimflammers-and-other-con-men-9781476666921","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}