Project Gutenberg 2015-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 245 Harpending, Asbury 1839 1923 Wilkins, James Hepburn Wilkins, James H. (James Hepburn) a16000583 The great diamond hoax : $b and other stirring incidents in the life of Asbury Harpending Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending" is a historical account edited by James H. Wilkins and likely written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the life of Asbury Harpending, who became embroiled in one of the financial world's most infamous cons— the diamond hoax of the 1870s. It also shares Harpending's adventurous exploits during his youth, including mining ventures in California and relationships with colorful figures of the era. The opening of the book introduces Asbury Harpending reflecting on his life and the unfortunate association of his name with a notorious diamond swindle that had ramifications for his reputation. He explains that he wishes to clarify his role in the incident, which he claims was that of a dupe alongside well-known financiers. In the first chapter, he shares the tale of his adventurous youth, including running away from home to seek fortune in California and the early experiences that shaped him. These experiences set the tone for the themes of fortune, misfortune, and the excitement of the American frontier that are woven throughout his life story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en California -- History Mines and mineral resources -- California Brannan, Sam, 1819-1889 Latter Day Saint churches -- California F850.5 Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - American 392245 2025-08-19T13:50:18.423172 text/html 371622 2024-10-24T17:21:27 text/html 1000731 2025-08-19T13:50:25.705132 application/epub+zip 995557 2025-08-19T13:50:19.662123 application/epub+zip 268261 2025-08-19T13:50:19.044141 application/epub+zip 1089812 2025-08-19T13:50:29.980076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1048233 2025-08-19T13:50:24.995131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324305 2022-09-22T07:13:25.783213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349598 2025-08-19T13:50:17.802136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 329573 2024-10-24T17:21:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17611 2025-08-19T13:50:30.124072 application/rdf+xml 19298 2025-08-19T13:50:19.148139 image/jpeg 2509 2025-08-19T13:50:19.099131 image/jpeg 879042 2025-08-19T13:50:18.522141 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia