Research Catalog

Title

Women swindlers in America, 1860-1920 / Kerry Segrave.

Author

Segrave, Kerry, 1944-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007.

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Description

v, 238 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Studies frauds and swindles perpetrated by women, and offers character studies of several key female swindlers including Ann O'Delia Diss Debar, Mabel Parker, and Sarah Casselman, among others. Frauds covered include spiritually-based crimes (i.e. deceptive séances, "spirit writing") and love crimes (i.e. matrimonial racketeering), as well as "sob story" panhandling, counterfeiting, faking wealth, and pension fraud"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• 1865-1921
• Swindlers and swindling > United States > Case studies
• Fraud > United States > Case studies
• Female offenders > United States > Case studies
• United States > History > 1865-1921

Genre/Form

• Case studies
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-233) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Spiritualism -- Spiritualism--Ann O'Delia Diss Debar -- Love and marriage -- Sob stories -- Passing bad paper -- Passing bad paper--Mabel Parker -- Commercial interests -- Commercial interests--Marion La Touche -- Faking wealth -- Faking wealth--Sarah Casselman -- Faking wealth--Bertha Heyman -- Faking wealth--Cassie Chadwick -- Pension fraud and imposters -- Various frauds -- Various frauds--Ellen Peck.

ISBN

• 9780786430390 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786430397 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2007007482

OCLC

85692773

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library