Bibliograph

The thieves of Threadneedle Street, the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England, Nicholas Booth

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The thieves of Threadneedle Street, the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England, Nicholas Booth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-349) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The thieves of Threadneedle Street

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

940362356

Responsibility statement

Nicholas Booth

Sub title

the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England

Summary

"In the summer of 1873, four American forgers went on trial at the Old Bailey--London's iconic law court--for the greatest fraud the world had ever seen. The attempted crime: stealing five million dollars from the Bank of England from under the noses of its unsuspecting officials. [In this book], Booth tells the extraordinary true story of the forgers' earliest escapades in Chicago, Louisville, and Manhattan, culminating with the heist at the world's leading financial institution"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

'For lack of a nail' -- Formidable rascals -- Strangers, silk hats, and salting wells -- Rogues' gallery -- The social triumphs of a silver king -- Mistresses of misfortune -- The skewering of Colonel Peregrine Madgwick Francis -- The finer arts of forgery -- Hearts and minds -- Strange messengers -- Devil to pay -- Before your very eyes -- Cat and mouse -- Means of escape -- The melancholy of all things done

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