Ultimate Folly: The Rises and Falls of Whitaker Wright: The World's Most Shameless Swindler

Henry Macrory

ISBN 10: 1785903780 / ISBN 13: 9781785903786

Published by Biteback Publishing, London, 2018

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This is a Very Solid and very bright British Swindler Memoir Hardback in Near Fine+ condition with a Near Fine+ jacket. c2018, First British Edition. 1st Printing. This black cloth book is in wonderful condition both inside and out. It looks very, very lightly read perhaps Unread. The cover is Very clean & very bright. The edges are all very good. It has Very nice spine ends. The pages are tight & bright & unmarked, no names. The jacket, with POUND price, is in Very nice condition with hardly any shelf wear, just a very light top edge wrinkle. (No remainder marks.). 322 Pages. All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #23267-525.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ultimate Folly: The Rises and Falls of Whitaker Wright: The World's Most Shameless Swindler
• Publisher: Biteback Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785903780
• ISBN 13: 9781785903786
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+
• Seller catalogs:
  • British History & Historical Novels.

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Synopsis

Whitaker Wright began life as an impoverished English preacher before making his first fortune floating silver mines on the US stock market. He made and lost more than one fortune before a final, huge loss on the last trading day of 1899. Other infamous swindlers have followed in Wright’s footsteps, but, for sheer daring and shamelessness, none have surpassed him.

About the Author

Henry Macrory had a long career in Fleet Street, becoming deputy editor and subsequently acting editor of the Sunday Express