Historian Timothy Gilfoyle recounts 19th century New York through the eyes of George Appo, a master pickpocket, sometimes con artist, and opium addict. Appo’s lifestyle of lifting was lucrative, as he often earned more in a night than the annual salary of many workers of the day. Join Gilfoyle as he rescues the hidden history of an emblematic character of the 19th-century industrial city.
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