Norfleet is a memoir written by J. Frank Norfleet, an American businessman who was swindled out of his life savings in the early 1900s. The book tells the story of how Norfleet, a successful rancher and businessman, was tricked by a group of con artists who promised him huge returns on his investments. Norfleet invested all his money in the scheme, only to realize later that he had been duped. Determined to seek justice, Norfleet embarked on a mission to track down the con artists and bring them to justice. He traveled across the United States, posing as a wealthy investor and gathering evidence against the fraudsters. Norfleet's journey took him from Texas to New York, and he encountered a variety of characters along the way, including corrupt police officers and other con artists.Norfleet eventually succeeded in bringing the fraudsters to trial, and the book provides a detailed account of the legal proceedings that followed. The memoir also includes reflections on Norfleet's personal life, including his relationships with his family and his faith in God.Overall, Norfleet is a gripping and inspiring tale of one man's determination to seek justice and overcome adversity. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of early 20th-century America and the challenges faced by those who fell victim to financial fraud.This work contains the actual experiences of J. Frank Norfleet, a Texas rancher, and his 30,000 mile transcontinental chase after five confidence men. This true story takes the reader from the Atlantic to the Pacific in Norfleet's four year chase after a gang of international swindlers. Prior to his contact with this gang, Norfleet had been a man of peace, with kindest feeling toward all humanity and malice toward none. This is a wonderful adventure which will keep the reader enthralled.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
The wild Texas frontier, swindling con men, and an over-thirty-thousand-mile chase across two continents are all components of this amazing true story about one man's quest for justice. J. Frank Norfleet, a real-life John Wayne, literally takes the law into his own hands as he sets out on a four-year chase to capture a gang of greedy double-dealers.
Norfleet begins in the fall of 1919, when this real-life cowboy discovers that he had been swindled out of $45,000 and left with $90,000 of debt. Determined to catch con men Joe Furey, E. J. Ward, W. B. Spencer, Charles Gerber, and Reno Hamlin, Norfleet finds himself on a wild-goose chase across the Western Hemisphere. With no help from the government, Norfleet single-handedly funds the four-year expedition, all in the name of justice. He draws from his experiences as an avid hunter in the Texas frontier as he embarks on a search for five scam artists.
Norfleet's amazing adventure takes the reader on an inspiring journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific, into Mexico, then to Cuba, and even into Canada. With North and South America serving as the backdrop for this exciting game of catch-me-if-you-can, one can't help but get caught up in a plot as scandalous and exciting as most works of fiction.
