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The thieves of Threadneedle Street : the incredible true story of the American forgers who nearly broke the Bank of England Cover Image Book

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

Booth, Nicholas 1964- (author.).

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.

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  • ISBN: 9781681772400
  • ISBN: 168177240X
  • Physical Description: print
    351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Pegagus Books edition
  • Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 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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