Download or read book The Impostor Heiress written by Annie Reed and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2024-06-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paroled felon. Rich doctor's wife. Famous clairvoyant. Cassie Chadwick, one of history's most successful con artists, was a master of reinvention. In the dusk of the Gilded Age, she swept from town to town, assuming fresh identities to swindle a fortune so large that it rivaled the robber barons of the time. Then came arguably the greatest con in American history. Using forged documents and her peerless wits, Cassie convinced prominent men from Cleveland to New York City that she was the illegitimate daughter of the world's wealthiest man—Andrew Carnegie. Businessmen loaned her hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time; the ensuing crash shattered banks and bankers alike. Her sensational trial made her a household name. The newspapers called her the "Queen of Swindlers," the "Duchess of Diamonds," the "High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance." Interspersing Cassie's crimes with stories of an unsuspecting Andrew Carnegie, author Annie Reed spins an enthralling, page-turning tale of true crime. Long before Anna Delvey captivated national attention, there was Cassie Chadwick—the mother of the American con.
Download or read book The Imposter Heiress Cassie Chadwick and the Carnegie Con written by Annie Reed and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was Anna Delvey or Elizabeth Holmes, there was Cassie Chadwick. The first woman-using criminal cunning, some confidence, and a bit of charm--to bring down a federal agent, a bank, and a city's worth of men. Paroled felon. Rich doctor's wife. Famous clairvoyant. The best con artists know how to reinvent themselves, time and time again. Cassie Chadwick, one of history's most successful con artists, was a master of the trade. Over the course of fifteen years, she swept from town to town, assuming new identities and running new swindles at each railroad stop. In the dusk of the Gilded Age, years after the robber barons had amassed their fortunes, she was amassing her own. Then came the Carnegie con. Using her wits and a series of forged documents, Cassie convinced prominent men from Cleveland to New York City that she was Andrew Carnegie's illegitimate daughter. Blinded by the name of the most powerful man in the world, businessmen lined up to loan her hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time. The con made her impossibly rich. The crash shattered banks and bankers alike. Her sensational trial drew the eyes of a nation that couldn't get enough of the woman, who newspapers called the Queen of Swindlers, the Duchess of Diamonds, the High Priestess of Fraudulent Finance. Indeed, when Charles Ponzi's infamous scheme collapsed in 1920, reporters scoffed that "Ponzi is a piker compared to Cassie." Interspersing Cassie's crimes with stories of an unsuspecting Andrew Carnegie, author Annie Reed spins an enthralling, page turning tale of true crime. Could the rumors be true? Can Cassie's money last? Will she escape the electric chair? Told with a gossip columnists' charm and wit, THE IMPOSTER HEIRESS, is a rollicky trickster's tale that will appeal to history buffs and true crime aficionados alike to bring one of the greatest swindlers of all time back into the public eye.
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Download or read book The Elusive Heiress written by Gail Mallin and published by Belgrave House. This book was released on 2012-08-08 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Devlin devises a daring scheme to ensure that Kitty Nixon’s villainous relatives won’t deprive Kitty of her inheritance. But when young impostor Kate turns up on his doorstep claiming to be old Nabob Nixon’s heiress, Lord Redesmere is amused by her impudence, but, as guardian of the Nabob’s estate, he can’t allow her to succeed. There must be some way Kate can convince his lordship… Regency Romance by Gail Mallin; originally published by Mills & Boon
Download or read book The Mysterious Heir written by Edith Layton and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE EXQUISITE PRETENDER In dress, manner, and speech, Miss Elizabeth DeLisle seemed every inch a leisured lady. No one could guess she had been forced to take a position in trade—or that she had come to the Earl of Auden’s estate to entice him into naming her dismayingly disagreeable cousin Anthony heir to a fortune that she then could share. But Elizabeth had stiff competition for the Earl’s imperious favor…from the schemingly seductive Lady Isabel Courtney and her odious little boy, Owen…from the implacably upright Richard Courtney and his unfortunate honesty…and from the memory of the Earl’s first wife, who had made him despise women who deceived. Elizabeth knew she could never reveal the truth to the Earl—even when she forgot about gaining his fortune and began losing her heart….
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Download or read book Sophie and Heir to the Throne written by Viktor Mück and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story tells a reader about a twelve-year-old girl Sophie keen on reading books about adventure and magic. When Sophie and her parents had been already asleep, a small mouse Patrick speaking with the speech of men wandered into their house to find some food. Patrick and Sophie made good friends. Patrick was homeless, and Sophie let him stay in her house. Once, Patrick and Sophie decided to take a stroll to a lake.
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Download or read book Married for His Heir written by Sara Orwig and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A billionaire, a baby and a bride of convenience? Oil baron Nick Duncan swore off entanglements of the heart after his wife’s and son’s untimely death. So when Talia Barton introduces him to his orphaned daughter from a grief-fueled fling, he knows he’s in trouble. Talia won’t let the motherless child she’s been caring for become a ward of the state. But she never expects the handsome Texan to propose marriage…and actually mean it! USA TODAY bestselling author Sara Orwig
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Download or read book THE MISSING HEIR written by Jane Toombs and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HE’D NEVER BEEN AS ATTRACTED TO—OR SUSPICIOUS OF—A WOMAN IN HIS LIFE… Raising horses—not spying on scheming females—was rugged Russ Simon’s passion. Still, for his family’s sake, he grudgingly agreed to discover whether poor if pretty rancher Marigold Crowley was a gold-digging impostor…or a truly missing heiress. Cynical-about-women Russ never expected to fall for his golden-haired quarry. With her unsuspecting smile, her soft lilac scent and her innocent love of horses, orphaned Mari seemed hungry for a family, not a fortune. And Russ ached to make her his. Trouble was, could he trust her? Worse, once Mari uncovered his seductive charade, would she trust him?
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