Empire of deception : the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation
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Jobb, Dean, 1958-
Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2015].
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LC Subjects
Capitalists and financiers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Commercial crimes -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
Fugitives from justice -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax -- Biography.
Koretz, Leo, 1879-1925.
Lawyers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Ponzi schemes -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
Swindlers and swindling -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.

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Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781616201753, 1616201754, 9781616205355, 1616205350

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties ... Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people ... to invest as much as $30 million--upwards of $400 million today--in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells in Panama ... When Leo's scheme finally collapsed in 1923, he vanished, and the Chicago state's attorney, a man whose lust for power equaled Leo's own lust for money, began an international manhunt that lasted almost a year."-- Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Jobb, D. (2015). Empire of deception: the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation. (First edition). Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Jobb, Dean, 1958-. 2015. Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Jobb, Dean, 1958-. Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Jobb, D. (2015). Empire of deception: the incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation. First edn Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Jobb, Dean. Empire of Deception: The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation. First edition, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.

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