Meet James Reavis, the greatest con man you've never heard of. Calledthe Baron of Arizona, Reavis defrauded thousands of people -- scamming them out of more than $150 million in today’s dollars. Using his forgery skills and a love of Spanish romance novels, he literally stole most of Arizona from legal landowners. And the most famous newspapermen, railroad giants, government officials, and Spanish aristocrats of the 1800s fell for it -- hook, line, and sinker. Join us as Emily breaks down largest and most diabolical scam in American History. Timeline of James Reavis Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo · 2/2/1848 · Ended the Mexican-American war · Gave US lots of land: Rio Grande, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada Utah, Wyoming, Colorado Gadsen purchase · Signed 12/30/1853, final approval 6/8/1854 · James Gadsen was American ambassador to Mexico · Lands south of Gila River and west of Rio Grande, finish Arizona, New Mexico · acquired to construct transcontinental railroad along...