{"product_id":"yellow-kid-weil-the-autobiography-of-americas-master-swindler-paperback","title":"Yellow Kid Weil: The Autobiography of America's Master Swindler - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. R. Weil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eW. T. Brannon\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eBruno Ruhland\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilked bankers, grifted gamblers, and swindled spinsters: welcome to the world of confidence men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll marvel at the elaborate schemes developed by The Yellow Kid and cry for the marks who lost it all to his ingenuity--$8,000,000 by some estimations. Fixed horse races, bad real-estate deals, even a money-making machine--all were tools of the trade for the Kid and his associates: the Swede, the Butterine Kid, the Harmony Kid, Fats Levine, and others. \u003ci\u003eThe Sting\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), starring Paul Newman and based largely on the story of the Yellow Kid, is entertaining, but is no match for the real deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.R. Weil: J.R. Yellow Kid Weil (1875-1976) was a successful confidence man working mainly out of the Chicago area. His elaborate schemes, however, took him all over the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eW.T. Brannon: W.T. Brannon was a St. Petersburg, Florida-based journalist. He passed away in 1981. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBruno Ruhland: Bruno Ruhland is the editor of AK Press's Nabat Series. He's a veteran of the Bay Area book world. Bruno is a long time employee of Moe's Books in Berkeley and the Bound Together book collective in San Francisco. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760174334240,"sku":"9781849350211","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3d8c4864676c8925ac437ebb83f18155.webp?v=1780173557","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/yellow-kid-weil-the-autobiography-of-americas-master-swindler-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}