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Sucker's Progress (Patterson Smith Reprint Series in Criminology, law Enforcement, and Social Problems. Publication no. 51) (in English)
Herbert Asbury (Author)
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Patterson Smith
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Sucker's Progress (Patterson Smith Reprint Series in Criminology, law Enforcement, and Social Problems. Publication no. 51) (in English) - Herbert Asbury
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Synopsis "Sucker's Progress (Patterson Smith Reprint Series in Criminology, law Enforcement, and Social Problems. Publication no. 51) (in English)"
From Midwestern Riverboats to East Coast Racetracks, Herbert Asbury explores the legal and illegal history of gambling in pre-WWII America. Describing notorious gambling havens like Chicago and New Orleans, as well as lesser-known outposts in cities like Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio, Asbury examines the gambling houses, big and small, which peppered the American landscape. Also represented are the lives of some of America's most famous gamblers, including Mike McDonald, John Morrissey, and Richard Canfield, as well as their infamous counterparts like "Canada Bill" and "Charley Black Eyes," men who made their names as grifters and con men. Asbury also explores the games these men played, describing the rules and origins of dozens of dice and card games. From $1 lottery tickets to thousand dollar poker antes, America's love of gambling thrives today, but it was during Asbury's era that gambling was established as an American passion.
