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A Wonderful Career in Crime
Manage episode 437695339 series 2921506
How did Charles Cowlam resort to a lifelong career in crime during the Gilded Age?
During this fascinating interview, the author of A Wonderful Career Crime accidentally uncovers several fascinating nuggets of U.S. history that would otherwise remain undetected by well-known historians.
Frank Garmon shares his favorite stories of Cowlam's life as a fraudster, bigamist, and swindler. He takes us to the origin of how this micro-history came to be in book form. We also learn how the wisdom of crowds revealed Cowlan's true identity in a world without LinkedIn and Facebook.
Chapters
1. A Wonderful Career in Crime (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] The New Manager Playbook with Lia Garvin (00:19:58)
3. (Cont.) A Wonderful Career in Crime (00:20:42)
256 episodes
Manage episode 437695339 series 2921506
How did Charles Cowlam resort to a lifelong career in crime during the Gilded Age?
During this fascinating interview, the author of A Wonderful Career Crime accidentally uncovers several fascinating nuggets of U.S. history that would otherwise remain undetected by well-known historians.
Frank Garmon shares his favorite stories of Cowlam's life as a fraudster, bigamist, and swindler. He takes us to the origin of how this micro-history came to be in book form. We also learn how the wisdom of crowds revealed Cowlan's true identity in a world without LinkedIn and Facebook.
Chapters
1. A Wonderful Career in Crime (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] The New Manager Playbook with Lia Garvin (00:19:58)
3. (Cont.) A Wonderful Career in Crime (00:20:42)
256 episodes
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