Empire of Deception (ePub)
The Incredible Story of a Master Swindler Who Seduced a City and Captivated the Nation
(Sprache: Englisch)
"[A] comprehensively researched and enthralling account of the life, times and crimes of Leo Koretz... give[s] a master con artist his due" (The Washington Post).
It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn...
It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn...
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"[A] comprehensively researched and enthralling account of the life, times and crimes of Leo Koretz... give[s] a master con artist his due" (The Washington Post).
It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people to invest as much as $30 million-upward of $400 million today-in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells in Panama. This rip-roaring tale of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar deceit, illicit sex, and a brilliant and wildly charming con man on the town, then on the lam, is not only a rich and detailed account of a man and an era; it's a fascinating look at the methods of swindlers throughout history.
As Model Ts rumbled down Michigan Avenue, gang-war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld domination. As bedecked partygoers thronged to the Drake Hotel's opulent banquet rooms, corrupt politicians held court in thriving speakeasies and the frenzy of stock market gambling was rampant. Leo Koretz was the Bernie Madoff of his day, and Dean Jobb shows us that the American dream of easy wealth is a timeless commodity.
"Intoxicating and impressively researched, Jobb's immorality tale provides a sobering post-Madoff reminder that those who think everything is theirs for the taking are destined to be taken." -The New York Times Book Review
"A captivating tale of high-flying financial chicanery in 1920s Chicago... A thoroughly enjoyable read." -Gary Krist, New York Times-bestselling author of The Mirage Factory
It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Enter a slick, smooth-talking, charismatic lawyer named Leo Koretz, who enticed hundreds of people to invest as much as $30 million-upward of $400 million today-in phantom timberland and nonexistent oil wells in Panama. This rip-roaring tale of greed, financial corruption, dirty politics, over-the-top and under-the-radar deceit, illicit sex, and a brilliant and wildly charming con man on the town, then on the lam, is not only a rich and detailed account of a man and an era; it's a fascinating look at the methods of swindlers throughout history.
As Model Ts rumbled down Michigan Avenue, gang-war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld domination. As bedecked partygoers thronged to the Drake Hotel's opulent banquet rooms, corrupt politicians held court in thriving speakeasies and the frenzy of stock market gambling was rampant. Leo Koretz was the Bernie Madoff of his day, and Dean Jobb shows us that the American dream of easy wealth is a timeless commodity.
"Intoxicating and impressively researched, Jobb's immorality tale provides a sobering post-Madoff reminder that those who think everything is theirs for the taking are destined to be taken." -The New York Times Book Review
"A captivating tale of high-flying financial chicanery in 1920s Chicago... A thoroughly enjoyable read." -Gary Krist, New York Times-bestselling author of The Mirage Factory
Autoren-Porträt von Dean Jobb
Dean Jobb is an award-winning writer and journalist and an associate professor of journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has been hailed as "one of the country's best crime writers," with a "keen sense of storytelling," and his six previous books have garnered such praise as "investigative journalism as it should be," "enthrallingly written," and "the best book on the subject we may ever see." Jobb has written for major American and Canadian newspapers and magazines, including the Chicago Tribune, American Journalism Review, the Globe and Mail, and National Post. His work as an investigative reporter has made him a three-time winner of Atlantic Canada's top journalism award. A frequent contributor to Canada's History magazine, he also writes a newspaper column on politics and current affairs. At King's College, his expertise is in investigative reporting, media law, and the history of journalism—all of which make him the ideal writer for his latest book, Empire of Deception, which tells the incredible true story of master swindler Leo Koretz, who dazzled the elite of 1920s Chicago and then ran away with their fortunes. Visit him at www.deanjobb.com.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Dean Jobb
- 2015, Englisch
- Verlag: Algonquin Books
- ISBN-10: 1616204966
- ISBN-13: 9781616204969
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.05.2015
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