102: I've Got A Bridge To Sell You

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George C. Parker was an infamous con man. He sold the Brooklyn Bridge countless times. He sold Ulysses S. Grant’s tomb. He sold Madison Square Garden. He sold the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He even sold the Statue of Liberty! Most often, the victims of his schemes were new immigrants who didn’t speak English and were unfamiliar with America’s public property laws. …but… was George C. Parker truly the prolific scammer he claimed to be? The internet sure thinks so! Normie C begs to differ. Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Norm pulled from: Asbury Park Press . “Capt. Parker Held For Extradition.” June 30, 1928. Asbury Park Press . “Parker, Famous…