Coffee With Jeff

He was born Jefferson Randolph Smith II in Newnan, Georgia, on November 2, 1860 and he would be known as Soapy, on of the most notorious con men in the old west. From the Shell Game and Three-card Monte to a fake telegraph and investments, if there was a way to take advantage of people, Soapy was involved. Today I tell his story! Show notes and links: Soapy Smith – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Soapy Smith – Bunko Man of the Old West (legendsofamerica.com) Alias Soapy Smith (soapysmith.net) Tombstone Times – THE SURE THING MAN ~ SOAPY SMITH (tombstonetimes.com) Soapy Smith killed in Skagway, Alaska – Jul 08, 1898 (history.com) Soapy Smith: Con Man’s Empire (historynet.com) The Legend Of Soapy Smith (alaskapublic.org) Gold Trails and Ghost Towns – Soapy Smith (youtube.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★