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The Stacks: Portrait of the Consummate Con Man

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Titanic Thompson could beat you at cards, hustle you at golf, and bet you on anything, so long as the odds were in his favor. Unknown to the public, he was a legend among peers.

John Lardner
John Lardner
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John Lardner was painting a prose portrait of a legendary con man when he wrote: “On a small scale, Titanic Thompson is an American legend.

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John Lardner

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