The most notorious Wild West scoundrel of the 1800s who ran a band of con men to cheat miners and tenderfeet of their money and gold. From Denver and Creede, Colorado to Skagway, Alaska Soapy Smith managed a criminal empire of gambling, saloons and card tricks to become the king of frontier con men before meeting an untimely end at the hands of a group of Skagway vigilantes. This is a biography of the life, death and devious crimes of Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II.
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CC BY - Gold Placer Dust by James St. John; Madam's calling board Press room in Liarsville by Kira Picabo; Press room in Liarsville by Kira Picabo; Saloon in Liarsville by Kira Picabo; The grave of the famous con Soapy Smith by Charles Z
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