{"product_id":"greed-in-the-gilded-age-william-elliott-hazelgrove-9781538142905","title":"Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreed in the Gilded Age is a Gatsby-esque tale of mystery, money, sex, and scandal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Millionaire' had just entered the American lexicon and Cassie Chadwick was front page news, becoming a media sensation before mass media, even eclipsing President Roosevelt's inauguration. Using these newspaper articles, Hazelgrove tells the story of one of the greatest cons in American history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining the sexuality and helplessness her gender implied, Chadwick conned at least 2 million dollars, equivalent to about 60 million today, simply by claiming to be the illegitimate daughter and heir of steel titan, Andrew Carnegie. Playing to their greed, she was able to convince highly educated financiers to loan hundreds of thousands of dollars, on nothing more than a rumor and her word. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was a product of her time and painting her as a criminal is only one way to look at it. Those times rewarded someone who was smart, inventive, bold, and aggressive. She was able to break through boundaries of class, education, and gender, to beat the men of the one percent at their own game. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Elliott Hazelgrove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538142902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538142905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 75","brand":"William Elliott Hazelgrove","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055487676671,"sku":"9781538142905","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b98f5cf6-ed6c-444a-a129-45eb38ececc1.jpg?v=1685036058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/greed-in-the-gilded-age-william-elliott-hazelgrove-9781538142905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}