Swindler, Spy, Rebel: The Confidence Woman in the Nineteenth-Century America [Hardcover]

Kathleen De Grave (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr; 1ST edition (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826210058
• ISBN-13: 978-0826210050
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,565,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Women thieves and con-artists in the 19th century., June 18, 1996

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This review is from: Swindler, Spy, Rebel: The Confidence Woman in the Nineteenth-Century America (Hardcover)

This book is an amazing exploration of women in American history and literature. We see women coping as spies, soldiers, thievies, con-artists, and "everyday" pretenders, struggling to survive and sometimes enjoying the games they are playing on us. This book is a delight and the characters really come to life, especially the thieves