Download or read book Old West Swindlers written by Laurence J. Yadon and published by Pelican Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2011 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rollicking history covers oil and mining frauds, town-site frauds, land swindles, and railroad rackets of the Old West era, many of which occurred in Nevada, Arizona, and California. It even includes a "swindler's dictionary," defining such insider terms as ace, banco, country send, and wipe.