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Sucker's Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America
Sucker's Progress An Informal History of Gambling in America
Author: Herbert Asbury
Originally published in 1938, Sucker's Progress is a complete look at old-time gamesmanship in America. From Midwestern riverboats to East Coast racetracks, Asbury explores the legal, and illegal, history of gambling in pre-World War I America. With a keen eye and acerbic voice, Asbury defines the world of gambling as one of "sharpers" and "suck...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781560254959
ISBN-10: 1560254955
Publication Date: 3/2003
Pages: 493
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Book Type: Paperback
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