{"product_id":"death-of-a-con-man-g-r-williamson-9781693796708","title":"Death of a Con Man: Soapy Smith's Demise in 1898","description":"Death of a Con Man -Soapy Smith's Demise in 1898No other scoundrel could match \"Soapy\" Smith's utter audacity and unrelenting pursuit of skinning a sucker. Jefferson Randolph Smith II was a genius at running a scam, at organizing a gang of confederates, and at paying off authorities. Smith presented himself as a man of wisdom, a philosopher, a philanthropist, a supporter of law and order, and above all else, an American patriot. He had the inherent ability to look a man in the eye and lie like every word was etched in stone. But, on July 8 1898, Soapy was killed in a shootout in Skagway, Alaska. At the time, newspapers attributed a man, Frank Reid, with putting the fatal bullet through Soapy's heart. Now, 100 years later, historical research has shown that was not the case. Death of a Con Man is a concise, accurate account of the truth behind the myth.Entertaining, as well as informative, the story of the most notorious con man is told with many vintage photographs and illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. R. Williamson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1693796708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781693796708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.22d","brand":"G. R. Williamson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44173112934655,"sku":"9781693796708","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_470a3cda-7424-4a28-9684-c93a1a267b6b.jpg?v=1689791086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-of-a-con-man-g-r-williamson-9781693796708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}