Hornswogglers, fourflushers, and snake-oil salesmen: true tales of the old west's sleaziest swindlers
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Published:
Guilford, Connecticut : TwoDot, 2015.
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Book
ISBN:
9780762789658, 0762789654
Physical Desc:
pages cm
Status:
Buena Vista Adult Non-Fic
978 May
Description
This lively and entertaining book tells the stories of con artists, gamblers, swindlers, and other nefarious characters who stampeded west in the quest to make money off the men and women who stampeded west in search of land and gold.
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Street Date:
1508
Language:
English
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Mayo, M. P. (2015). Hornswogglers, fourflushers, and snake-oil salesmen: true tales of the old west's sleaziest swindlers. Guilford, Connecticut, TwoDot.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mayo, Matthew P. 2015. Hornswogglers, Fourflushers, and Snake-oil Salesmen: True Tales of the Old West's Sleaziest Swindlers. Guilford, Connecticut, TwoDot.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mayo, Matthew P, Hornswogglers, Fourflushers, and Snake-oil Salesmen: True Tales of the Old West's Sleaziest Swindlers. Guilford, Connecticut, TwoDot, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mayo, Matthew P. Hornswogglers, Fourflushers, and Snake-oil Salesmen: True Tales of the Old West's Sleaziest Swindlers. Guilford, Connecticut, TwoDot, 2015.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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