Flush times and fever dreams : a story of capitalism and slavery in the age of Jackson by Rothman, Joshua D.

Table of Contents: “…Self-made men and confidence men --…”
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Flush times and fever dreams : a story of capitalism and slavery in the age of Jackson by Rothman, Joshua D.

Table of Contents: “…Self-made men and confidence men --…”
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Shadow elite : how the world's new power brokers undermine democracy, government, and the free market by Wedel, Janine R., 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Confidence men and their flex lives -- When privatization meets truthiness -- Flex power in the wild east -- U.S. government, Inc. -- The privatizers -- The commandeers -- Accountability in the age of flex nets.…”
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Working the Mississippi : two centuries of life on the river by Stepenoff, Bonnie, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Genevieve, Missouri -- Pilots -- Chester, Illinois -- Mates, deckhands, and roustabouts -- Cape Girardeau, Missouri -- Stewards, cooks, and maids -- Cairo, Illinois -- Engineers -- New Madrid, Missouri -- Confidence men and gamblers -- Memphis, Tennessee -- Musicians and entertainers -- Conclusion -- Appendix One. …”
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The World of Dew and Other Stories by Smith, Julian Mortimer

Table of Contents: “…Come-from-aways -- The world of dew -- Barb-the-bomb and the yesterday boy -- The fumblers alley risk emporium -- The mugger's hymn -- The washerwoman and the troll -- Professor Jennifer Magda-Chichester's time machine -- Joey Lerath's rocket ship -- The visible spectrum -- Headshot -- Anxiety boy and the confidence men -- Hospice -- The monster -- Practice -- Foundation -- Keeping it real -- An oral history of the city beneath -- The surface of the moon.…”
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The World of Dew and Other Stories by Smith, Julian Mortimer

Table of Contents: “…Come-from-aways -- The world of dew -- Barb-the-bomb and the yesterday boy -- The fumblers alley risk emporium -- The mugger's hymn -- The washerwoman and the troll -- Professor Jennifer Magda-Chichester's time machine -- Joey Lerath's rocket ship -- The visible spectrum -- Headshot -- Anxiety boy and the confidence men -- Hospice -- The monster -- Practice -- Foundation -- Keeping it real -- An oral history of the city beneath -- The surface of the moon.…”
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The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales. by Sade, marquis de, 1740-1814

Table of Contents: “…The Lady of the Manor of Longeville, or a Woman's RevengeThe Confidence Men; Explanatory Notes.…”
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Bobby and J. Edgar : the historic face-off between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover that transformed America by Hersh, Burton

Table of Contents: “…Foreword; Book One THE PRELUDE TO POWER; 1 Hiding Joe; 2 The Legacy; 3 Two Confidence Men; 4 Gangster Values; 5 Tail Gunner Joe; 6 Roy; 7 Pillow Talk; 8 The Taste of Blood; Book Two POWER; 9 Hoffa; 10 The Gas in the Room; 11 It's Bobby!…”
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From rogue to everyman : a foundling's journey to the Bastille by Bongie, Laurence L.

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From rogue to everyman : a foundling's journey to the Bastille by Bongie, Laurence L.

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