The Legend of Jefferson 'Soapy' Smith, Uncrowned King of Skagway

Criminalia

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Jefferson 'Soapy' Smith had a different sort of destiny than his siblings, who were doctors and lawyers. Soapy led a dishonest life that included bribery and graft, fraud, theft, and extortion. When he discovered that he could make more money with less effort by being clever, he changed his line of work to running confidence games on gullible westerners, from soaps scams Colorado to fleecing prospectors in Alaska.

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