Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick

Greed in the Gilded Age is a Gatsby-esque tale of mystery, money, sex, and scandal. 'Millionaire' had...
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Author: William Elliott Hazelgrove
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Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick by Hazelgrove, William Elliott

Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick

$45.18

Greed in the Gilded Age: The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick

$45.18
Author: William Elliott Hazelgrove
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Greed in the Gilded Age is a Gatsby-esque tale of mystery, money, sex, and scandal.

'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.

Combining 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.

She 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.



Author: William Elliott Hazelgrove
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781538189405

About the Author

William Elliott Hazelgrove has a masters in history and is the best-selling author of ten novels and five narrative nonfiction books. His most recent publications include, Sally Rand: American Sex Symbol (Lyons Press), Knox's Noble Train: The Story of a Boston Bookseller's Heroic Expedition That Saved the American Revolution (Prometheus), Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago (Rowman & Littlefield). He lives in Chicago, Illinois.


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