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Part One: The King of Con Artists, Victor Lustig

Behind the Bastards

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The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair. At the time, it was the tallest wrought-iron building on Earth. Listing's con revolved around convincing the right man that the government had decided not to repair it. His mark, he decided, would be an iron monger with a lot of cash.

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