Victor Lustig: Con Man Extraordinaire

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Society & Culture, History

4.2 • 24.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2014

⏱️ 26 minutes

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He's most famous for selling an iconic structure he didn't own, but Robert Miller, known better by his alias Count Victor Lustig, led a life of spectacular cons, daring escapes, smooth talking and counterfeiting. Read the show notes here.

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0:30.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from HouseofWorks.com.
0:36.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
0:44.7	I'm Holly Fry.
0:45.7	I'm Tracy V. Wilson.
0:47.7	And it's no secret that we love a good calm man story.
0:50.7	We really loved our Baron of Arizona episode.
0:53.7	And today's topic is right in that vein.
0:56.7	The gentleman we're going to talk about is completely larger than life.
1:00.7	He is such a fascinating creature.
1:02.7	And he is famous for a con of simply epic proportions,
1:06.7	where he sold a large iconic structure that he did not own.
1:10.7	But we'll get to that.
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