"Yellow-Kid" Weil--Con Man (Pyramid G280)

192 pp. A master swindler's own story of a life of crime. As told to W. T. Brannon. "Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil (July 1, 1875 – February 26, 1976)[1][2] was one of the best known American con men of his era. Weil's biographer, W. T. Brannon, wrote of Weil's "uncanny knowledge of human nature".[3][page needed] During the course of his career, Weil is reputed to have stolen more than $8 million.[citation needed] "Each of my victims had larceny in his heart," quipped Weil.[4]"--Wikipedia