T D Thornton: 2 books
My Adventures with Your Money
George Graham Rice and the Golden Age of the Con Artist
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Today, we talk about Bernard Madoff, but in the early 20th century, they talked about George Graham Rice. Born Jacob Simon Herzig in 1870, he later changed his name - just as he would frequently change his swindles to make himself into one of the most colorfully successful villains in American history....
Not By a Long Shot
A Season at a Hard Luck Horse Track
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2007
The great myth of horse racing is that the game is the regal and royal Sport of Kings. It isn't. Not by a long shot.
Anyone who doubts this need look no further than Suffolk Downs, a once-proud racecourse graced in its glory years by boisterous throngs and champions such as Seabiscuit. Now...