Author: George Bidwell
Title: Forging His Own Chains: The Wonderful Life-Story of George Bidwell: Entering Business As Honest a Young Man As Ever Left a Puritan Home - a Merchant - His Commercial Misfortunes - Thrilling Adventures in Europe and America - the Extraordinary Events, Circumstances, and Influences Which, at 40 Years of Age, Landed Him in Newgate - the Memorable Trial at the Old Bailey for the Conception and Execution of the So-Called â£1,000,000 Fraud on the Famous Bank of England in 1873. Page 400 Begins the Most Graphic Account Ever Written of His 15 Years on a Life Sentence in English Prisons, with Ticket-of-Leave, in Facsimile, Granted to Himself and Tichborne, the "Claimant", by the British Government.
Description: Hartford, The Bidwell Publishing Company , 1891. Cloth. Biographical sketch of the life of George Bidwell, with numerous illustrations. Dated via Jisc. George Bidwell tells of his life with a detailed account and history of the Old Bailey trial for the 1873 Bank of England forgeries, which saw four American con-artists defrauding the Bank of £102,213 (about £10 million in 2015). The men were brothers George and Austin Bidwell, George MacDonnell and Edwin Noyes; they were tried and sentenced to life imprisonment. George Bidwell was released in 1887 due to poor health, Austin was released in 1892. MacDonnell and Noyes were released a few months later and resumed their criminal careers in the United States. The London Times described these forgeries as one of the "most skilful attempts to prey upon the complex organization of modern commerce."With numerous illustrations including frontispiece. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally smart with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very clean throughout with only odd light minor spotting or handling mark to occasional leaf. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
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Title: Forging His Own Chains: The Wonderful Life-Story of George Bidwell: Entering Business As Honest a Young Man As Ever Left a Puritan Home - a Merchant - His Commercial Misfortunes - Thrilling Adventures in Europe and America - the Extraordinary Events, Circumstances, and Influences Which, at 40 Years of Age, Landed Him in Newgate - the Memorable Trial at the Old Bailey for the Conception and Execution of the So-Called â£1,000,000 Fraud on the Famous Bank of England in 1873. Page 400 Begins the Most Graphic Account Ever Written of His 15 Years on a Life Sentence in English Prisons, with Ticket-of-Leave, in Facsimile, Granted to Himself and Tichborne, the "Claimant", by the British Government.
Description: Hartford, The Bidwell Publishing Company , 1891. Cloth. Biographical sketch of the life of George Bidwell, with numerous illustrations. Dated via Jisc. George Bidwell tells of his life with a detailed account and history of the Old Bailey trial for the 1873 Bank of England forgeries, which saw four American con-artists defrauding the Bank of £102,213 (about £10 million in 2015). The men were brothers George and Austin Bidwell, George MacDonnell and Edwin Noyes; they were tried and sentenced to life imprisonment. George Bidwell was released in 1887 due to poor health, Austin was released in 1892. MacDonnell and Noyes were released a few months later and resumed their criminal careers in the United States. The London Times described these forgeries as one of the "most skilful attempts to prey upon the complex organization of modern commerce."With numerous illustrations including frontispiece. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally generally smart with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally very clean throughout with only odd light minor spotting or handling mark to occasional leaf. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: george bidwell biography life illustrated books biography Not Stated
Price: GBP 38.00 = appr. US$ 54.26 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 852A31
- Book number: 852A31
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