Flim-Flam Man The True Story of My Father's Counterfeit Life

Name: Flim-Flam Man The True Story of My Father's Counterfeit Life
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ISBN: 9780743217088

ISBN-10: 074321708X

ISBN-13: 9780743217088

Edition: 2005

Authors: Jennifer Vogel

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A frank and intimate portrait of a charismatic, larger-than-life underworld figure, as told by the daughter who nearly followed in his footsteps. "Do unto others before they do unto you," John Vogel used to advise his daughter, Jennifer. By his account, the world was a crooked place and one had to be crooked in order to survive. A lifelong criminal, John robbed banks, burned down buildings, scammed investors, plotted murder, and single-handedly counterfeited more than $20 million. He also wrote a novel, invented a "jean stretcher," baked lemon meringue pies, and arranged for ten-year-old Jennifer to see Rocky in an empty theater on Christmas Eve. In his reckless pursuit of the American…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 9/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Jennifer Vogelworked as a writer and reporter in Minneapolis for seven years before moving to Seattle, where she was editor in chief ofThe Stranger. She moved back to Minneapolis in 2003.