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Old 08-04-2015, 09:37 PM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Was he ever behind bars ?
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Old 08-04-2015, 09:42 PM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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No (which doesn't mean he didn't break the law).

Edited to add: a partner in one of his best known incidents was jailed for a time.
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Old 08-04-2015, 09:52 PM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Did he do most of his activity in the 1800s ?
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Old 08-05-2015, 05:35 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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Yes, mid-century would be the time frame he's most associated with.
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Old 08-05-2015, 09:18 AM
 
Location: The High Desert
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A labor organizer?
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Old 08-05-2015, 09:26 AM
 
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No.
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Old 08-05-2015, 09:58 AM
 
Location: StlNoco Mo, where the woodbine twineth
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Was he some kind of con man ?
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Old 08-05-2015, 02:06 PM
 
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Not in any traditional sense. He needed to be deceptive but not for profit.
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Old 08-06-2015, 12:56 AM
 
Location: The High Desert
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a showman or performer
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Old 08-06-2015, 06:02 AM
 
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No. The law that he repeatedly broke was no longer in effect when he wrote his book about his work.
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