Bibliograph

Confident women, swindlers, grifters, and shapeshifters of the feminine persuasion, Tori Telfer

Type

Label

Confident women, swindlers, grifters, and shapeshifters of the feminine persuasion, Tori Telfer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-336)

resource.biographical

collective biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Confident women

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1156163841

Responsibility statement

Tori Telfer

Sub title

swindlers, grifters, and shapeshifters of the feminine persuasion

Summary

"Why do we love stories about scammers so much? Journalist Tori Telfer dives into the stories of historical female con women and explains why we are so enamored by their scams"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Charming -- The glitterati. Jeanne de Saint-Rémy ; Cassie Chadwick ; Wang Ti -- The seers. The spiritualists ; Fu Futtam ; Rose Marks -- The fabulists. The Anastasias ; Roxie Ann Rice ; The tragediennes ; Bonny Lee Bakley -- The drifters. Lauretta J. Williams ; Margaret Lydia Burton Sante Kimes -- Conclusion: Confident

Target audience

adult

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