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Author Talk: Lincoln's Counterfeiters by Andrea Nolen

Lodi Public Library Episode 84

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John interviews Andrea Nolen about her book Lincoln's Counterfeiters, which details the story of the Bonelatta Gang, a Wisconsin-based counterfeiting ring that secretly helped fund the Union during the Civil War. This criminal network laid the groundwork for the Chicago mob, including connections to figures like Al Capone.