KING CON: THE STORY OF SOAPY SMITH by Haigh, Jane G.

KING CON: THE STORY OF SOAPY SMITH
by Haigh, Jane G.
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Soapy Smith, who got his nickname because used soap in his cons to fleece thousands of people heading for the Gold Rush in 1897, lived a short but powerful life as a man without a conscience. He began his con career with a street corner shell game, became a gang leader in Denver and eventually headed for the Klondike where he became involved in fake businesses, rigged card games, and murders. Soapy lasted a year in Alaska before he was killed. 118 pages, paperbound 2008.

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