Greed in the Gilded Age

William Elliott Hazelgrove

doi:10.5771/9781538142912

Greed in the Gilded Age

The Brilliant Con of Cassie Chadwick

Published 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538142912
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-4290-5
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-4291-2
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

Greed in the Gilded Age is a Gatsby-esque tale of mystery, money, sex, and scandal.

‘Millionaire’ had just entered the American lexicon and Cassie Chadwick was front page news, becoming a media sensation before mass media, even eclipsing President Roosevelt’s inauguration. Using these newspaper articles, Hazelgrove tells the story of one of the greatest cons in American history.

Combining the sexuality and helplessness her gender implied, Chadwick conned at least 2 million dollars, equivalent to about 60 million today, simply by claiming to be the illegitimate daughter and heir of steel titan, Andrew Carnegie. Playing to their greed, she was able to convince highly educated financiers to loan hundreds of thousands of dollars, on nothing more than a rumor and her word.

She was a product of her time and painting her as a criminal is only one way to look at it. Those times rewarded someone who was smart, inventive, bold, and aggressive. She was able to break through boundaries of class, education, and gender, to beat the men of the one percent at their own game.

Schlagworte

Millionaires Row The greatest con The one percent Queen of Cleveland Andrew Carnegie Banking scam Elizabeth Bigley Gilded age Brilliant con Brilliant scam Con woman HBO Gilded Age Conspicuous consumption Cassie Chadwick Cassie Hoover

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i–xiv Preface i–xiv
- CONTENTS
- A NOTE TO THE READER
- PROLOGUE
- INTRODUCTION
1–6 Ch01. THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY 1–6
7–15 Ch02. THE CHASE 7–15
16–22 Ch03. THE IMMIGRANTS 16–22
23–31 Ch04. A GENTEEL VICTORIAN TWIST 23–31
32–37 Ch05. THE CAULDRON OF GREED 32–37
38–42 Ch06. THE TOMBS 38–42
43–47 Ch07. MRS. BASTADO 43–47
48–53 Ch08. THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF FRAUDULENT FINANCE 48–53
54–58 Ch09. LADY LIBERTY 54–58
59–62 Ch10. THE GOOD DOCTOR 59–62
63–65 Ch11. MADAME DEVERE 63–65
66–70 Ch12. THE BANK FAILURE 66–70
71–75 Ch13. HARD TIME 71–75
76–81 Ch14. THE GOLD STANDARD 76–81
82–85 Ch15. THE CARNEGIE SUBPOENA 82–85
86–89 Ch16. THE DOCTOR AND HIS WIFE 86–89
90–94 Ch17. THE QUEEN OF CLEVELAND 90–94
B–D Photospread B–D
95–96 Ch18. THE BROKEN MAN 95–96
97–100 Ch19. SETTING THE HOOK 97–100
101–104 Ch20. THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY BEGINS 101–104
105–107 Ch21. THE BAIT 105–107
108–111 Ch22. SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 108–111
112–115 Ch23. THE SWITCH 112–115
116–117 Ch24. THE WORK OF A SCHOOL BOY 116–117
118–119 Ch25. THE GOOD PASTOR 118–119
120–123 Ch26. GERONIMO 120–123
124–126 Ch27. CASHING IN 124–126
127–129 Ch28. A JURY OF FARMERS 127–129
130–135 Ch29. AMAZING TIMES 130–135
136–139 Ch30. A CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD 136–139
140–146 Ch31. THE NEWTON LOAN 140–146
147–152 Ch32. CLOSING ARGUMENTS 147–152
153–156 Ch33. THE VERDICT 153–156
157–160 Ch34. THE SENTENCE 157–160
161–166 Ch35. THE BRILLIANT CON OF CASSIE CHADWICK 161–166
167–182 NOTES 167–182
183–186 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 183–186
187–192 INDEX 187–192
193–194 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 193–194

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