Great Australian Scams, Cons and Rorts: A Book of Dodgy Schemes and Crazy Dreams from the Bush to the City

by Jim Haynes

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Australia is the birthplace and setting of some of the wildest, craziest and least-likely-to-succeed cons and rorts in history. From the cleverest double-crosses to the most unlikely and maddest schemes, master storyteller Jim Haynes reminds us that we've never been shy of pulling a trick or two.So how did a clever bushman who "couldn't lie straight in bed" steal a thousand head of cattle and get away with it even though he was caught "red handed"?...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1760296503

ISBN13:9781760296506

Release Date:February 2018

Publisher:Allen & Unwin

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History True Crime

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