| Description |
xix, 570 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [501]-545) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The rainmaker reborn -- Thoth's gift -- The die is cast -- Knaves and kings -- Taming Tyche -- The Ridotto revolution -- All is on the hazard -- Star-spangled gamblers -- Baiting John Bull -- Seeking the cure -- Flight of the sparrow -- Wild cards -- Fools of fortune -- A sunny place for shady people -- Wise guys and one-armed bandits -- Hard to resist -- The salvation of sin -- A place in the sun -- Runaway American dream -- All in -- A clockwork volcano -- The dream. |
| Subject |
Gambling -- History.
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| ISBN |
1592402089 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
9781592402083 |
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