Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World

Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World

The astounding, never-before-told story of how an audacious Ghanaian con artist pulled off one of the 20th century’s longest-running and most spectacular frauds.

When Ghana won its independence from Br…

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