| Description |
1 online resource (x, 254 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. The Gambler; 2. The Bug Boy; 3. The Goose Girl; 4. Synod; 5. Whichcee; 6. Sporting Women; 7. The Biltmore Hotel; 8. Buron; 9. Kandahar; 10. Pinkus and Omelet; 11. English Harry; 12. Testa; 13. Gate Breakin' Adair; 14. Ned and Scotty; 15. "Get Giesler"; 16. The Big Shots; 17. The Dictograph Machine; 18. "The Fateful Day"; 19. The Percentages; 20. July 4, 1946; Sources. |
| Summary |
Bernard "Big" Mooney, LA bookmaker threatens jockeys with death if they didn't "pull" their horses. His unwilling partner is Albert Siler, a callow, eighteen-year-old apprentice rider from eastern Oregon. This book tells how Big Mooney manipulated this rider and how Siler tried to escape the gambler's criminal grip without ruining his career. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Mooney, Big.
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Siler, Albert, 1920-
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Mooney, Big. (OCoLC)fst01668885
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Siler, Albert, 1920- (OCoLC)fst01668884
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Horse racing -- Corrupt practices -- California -- Los Angeles -- History.
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Corruption.
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History.
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Horse racing.
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Agriculture.
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Social sciences.
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TRUE CRIME -- General.
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Horse racing -- Corrupt practices.
(OCoLC)fst00960502
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California -- Los Angeles.
(OCoLC)fst01204540
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Christgau, John. Gambler and the bug boy. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007 9780803211223 0803211228 (DLC) 2007008262 (OCoLC)85822501 |
| ISBN |
9780803215542 (electronic bk.) |
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0803215541 (electronic bk.) |
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