{"product_id":"the-9781479848577","title":"The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible true story of Lord Gordon Gordon, the nineteenth century's most audacious fraudster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the nineteenth century, a legendary con artist made headlines for perpetrating a series of brazen scams across Europe, the United States, and Canada. He adopted the grand title of \"Lord Gordon Gordon.\" In reality, he was a self-assured and slippery fraudster straight from the pages of a novel by Herman Melville or Mark Twain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, Shawn Francis Peters traces Gordon across continents as he swindled shopkeepers, bankers, attorneys, and railroad executives alike. Gordon even managed to fool the legendary robber-baron Jay Gould into handing over cash and securities by convincing the canny financier that he was a major stockholder in the Erie Railroad. These audacious efforts earned him a reputation as the “prince of lies” and “king of charlatans,” a man whose real life was as interesting as the fantastical lies he told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo previous account has pieced together the entirety of Gordon’s complicated story, from his shadowy origins in England through his much-debated death in Canada. Providing the first comprehensive portrait of one of the greatest rogues of the Gilded Age, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Lies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a gripping narrative account of this renowned con man’s life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shawn Francis Peters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48935976370427,"sku":"9781479848577","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781479848577.jpg?v=1793340950","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-9781479848577","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}