The thieves of Threadneedle Street : the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England / Nicholas Booth.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681772400
- ISBN: 168177240X
- Physical Description: 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Pegagus Books edition
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: Stroud : The History Press, 2014.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-349) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- '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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- Subject:
- Bidwell, Austin.
Bank of England > History.
Forgery > England > London > History > 19th century. - Genre:
- True crime stories.
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- 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 364.1635 BOO (Text) | 36015000674180 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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