Con Man

A Master Swindler's Own Story

J.R. Weil, W.T. Brannon

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Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del
15 August 2004

Crime & criminology

Series: Library of Larceny

The art of the ""Big Con"" had no finer practitioner than Joseph ""Yellow Kid"" Weil, a man who could -- and often did -- pull off scams to outshine The Sting.

The story of Joseph ""Yellow Kid"" Weil, a man who could-and often did-pull off scams to outshine The Sting.

In his long career as a confidence man, Joseph ""Yellow Kid"" Weil swindled the public of more than eight million dollars and established the reputation for robbery and trickery.

Always beating the police at their own game, ""Yellow Kid"" used phony oil deals, women, fixed races, and an endless list of other tricks to best an increasingly gullible public.

One day, he was Dr. Henri Reuel, a noted geologist who traveled around and told his hosts that he was a representative for a big oil company-all the while draining them of the cash they gave him to ""invest in fuel.""

The next day, he was director of the Elysium Development Company, promising land to innocent believers while robbing them in recording and abstract fees.

Or he was a chemist par excellence who had discovered how to copy dollar bills; promising to increase your fortune, he would multiply your bills-then take the booty once the police arrived.

Originally published in 1948, here is Weil's true and amazing story, with a smart and witty Afterword by none other than Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow, who profiled ""Yellow Kid"" for The Reporter in 1956.

It is undeniable proof that ""Yellow Kid"" was the con man par excellence-the virtuoso scam artist, bar none.

By: J.R. Weil, W.T. Brannon
Imprint: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN: 9780767917377
ISBN 10: 0767917375
Series: Library of Larceny
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 15 August 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JOSEPH ""YELLOW KID"" WEIL was born in 1877 to German immigrant grocers in Chicago. He worked a number of odd jobs before executing a startling number of scams, primarily in the Chicago area but all over the world. He lived to be 101. W.T. BRANNON, a native of St. Petersburg, Florida, was a prolific journalist, writer, and mystery novelist. He passed away in 1981.

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Con Man

A Master Swindler's Own Story

J.R. Weil, W.T. Brannon

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