Great Australian Scams, Cons And Rorts

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2017
Edition: First Edition

Description: 292 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. The Only Exception Are A Few Light Age Markings On The Inside Page. A Book Of Dodgy Schemes And Crazy Dreams From The Bush To The City. Signed By Author.

Publishers Description: Australia is the birthplace and setting of some of the wildest, craziest and least-likely-to-succeed cons and rorts in history. From the cleverest double-crosses to the most unlikely and maddest schemes, master storyteller Jim Haynes reminds us that weve never been shy of pulling a trick or two.So how did a clever bushman who "couldnt lie straight in bed" steal a thousand head of cattle and get away with it even though he was caught "red handed" And what about the disappearing work of art that suddenly dissolved only to reappear at an auction years later Or how about the butcher from Wagga who passed himself off as a French-born English duke to inherit a small fortune. And then there was the small matter of a horse, a tin of paint and a million dollar double-cross that became known as the Fine Cotton Affair.In only the way he can, Jim Haynes has collected a veritable "Gullibles Tales" of unexpected and surprising true stories that may seem hard to believe.

ISBN: 9781760296506