Skullduggery, secrets, and murders : the 1894 Wells Fargo scam that backfired /

In 1894, George Isaacs, the penniless black sheep of his family, was running with the worst of the outlaws in the Oklahoma Territory. There, a get-rich-quick scheme that seemed foolproof was hatched up. The plan was for George to present money packets falsely purporting to contain $25,000 in cash to...

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Main Author: Neal, Bill, 1936- (Author)
Other Authors: Bakken, Gordon Morris (author of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, [2015]
Series:American liberty & justice.
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