The Last Counterfeiter: The Story of Fake Money, Real Art, and Forging the Impossible $100 Bill - Tapa blanda

Kersten, Jason

 
9781635768411: The Last Counterfeiter: The Story of Fake Money, Real Art, and Forging the Impossible $100 Bill
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ISBN 10: 1635768411 ISBN 13: 9781635768411
Editorial: Diversion Books, 2024

Sinopsis

The true story of the mastermind counterfeiter who forged millions, replicated the impossible 1996 note, dodged the Secret Service, and healed his broken family.

When ArtWilliams Jr.’s father abandoned the family and his bipolar mother lost hermind, a life of crime in Chicago quickly claimed him. Parking meter theft ledto robbing drug dealers before Art fatefully met a man nicknamed DaVinci who taughthim the skill of counterfeiting money. After just a few years, Art would printmillions of counterfeit bills, selling them to criminal organizations, allwhile trying to raise a family on the side.

Art’sgreatest challenge arose when the Treasury Department released the 1996 note,the most intricate and secure bill ever created. Between painstakinglyperfecting a new hundred-dollar bill to bypass the naked eye and securitymeasures alike, Art was slipping by the Secret Service hunting him, and searchingfor his long-lost father, a path that ultimately led to his undoing.

Prison mayhave been the end, especially as Art Jr. found himself behind bars sharing acell with his own son, but with the same creativity and ambition that lockedhim up, Art reinvented himself as a professional artist. Art’s unbelievablejourney extends beyond a life of crime to one of second chances, healing familywounds, and ultimately, triumph. 

Fans of Catch Me If You Can and The Art Thief won't want to miss this unforgettable caper story. 

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Acerca del autor

Jason Kersten is the author of the bestselling book The Art of Making Money as well as New York Times Notable Book, Journal of the Dead: A Story of Friendship and Murder in the New Mexico Desert. Between books, he often writes for national magazines such as Rolling Stone, Men's Journal, and Reader's Digest. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Editorial
Diversion Books
Año de publicación
2024
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ISBN 10 
1635768411
ISBN 13 
9781635768411
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Número de páginas
336
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