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Chapter 11
The Rise of Mr. Ponzi
Some believed his book was forever lost to history.
Others assumed it was only a legend in the first place- just another in a seemingly endless series of elaborate hoaxes perpetrated by a master of the craft.
Could it possibly be true? Did the world's most notorious con-artist, Charles Ponzi himself, actually write an autobiography- his own personal account of his ascendency from obscurity and poverty into staggering wealth, fame, and eventual infamy?
And if he DID author such a work- what on earth became of it? Despair, Inc. has discovered the answer.
And this holiday season, we are making a fully-illustrated and carefully-documented version of the legendary lost work available to the world at large for the very first time.
Yes. We’re completely serious. No, this isn’t a fiction, or an elaborate satire. This is the real book- published by the real man who changed even our language.
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Featuring:
• OVER 100 PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED
• THE FULL, UNABRIDGED TEXT OF PONZI’S 1936 LOST MASTERPIECE
• OVER 100 ADDITIONAL PAGES OF ORIGINAL HISTORICAL COMMENTARY BY DESPAIR, INC.
• A MASSIVE 7.265” x 11.5” PAPERBACK with beautiful illustrated slipcase (Limited-edition hardcover coming in 2010)). • SEE LOOK INSIDE THIS BOOK FOR ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND SAMPLE PAGES
Some believed his book was forever lost to history.
Others assumed it was only a legend in the first place- just another in a seemingly endless series of elaborate hoaxes perpetrated by a master of the craft.
Could it possibly be true? Did the world's most notorious con-artist, Charles Ponzi himself, actually write an autobiography- his own personal account of his ascendency from obscurity and poverty into staggering wealth, fame, and eventual infamy?
And if he DID author such a work- what on earth became of it? Despair, Inc. has discovered the answer.
And this holiday season, we are making a fully-illustrated and carefully-documented version of the legendary lost work available to the world at large for the very first time.
Yes. We’re completely serious. No, this isn’t a fiction, or an elaborate satire. This is the real book- published by the real man who changed even our language.
---
Featuring:
• OVER 100 PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED
• THE FULL, UNABRIDGED TEXT OF PONZI’S 1936 LOST MASTERPIECE
• OVER 100 ADDITIONAL PAGES OF ORIGINAL HISTORICAL COMMENTARY BY DESPAIR, INC.
• A MASSIVE 7.265” x 11.5” PAPERBACK with beautiful illustrated slipcase (Limited-edition hardcover coming in 2010)). • SEE LOOK INSIDE THIS BOOK FOR ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND SAMPLE PAGES
