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Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi

Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi

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Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi

by Devol, George H

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Devol, George H. Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi. 1926 Henry Holt First Edition. Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 288 Pages. Red boards with playing card emblem at center front. Spine states "Of The Mississippi" in error. Summary: In his "Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi" Devol recounts dozens of anecdotes of how he plied his Three-Card Monte and sharp dealing skills to cheat the cheaters and/or suckers on steamboats and in river towns over more than four decades in the mid-nineteenth century American South" Please see our stock photos.

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Bookseller
Mary Riversong Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
211DevolGambler
Title
Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi
Author
Devol, George H
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
No DJ Included
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1926
Pages
288
Size
5 1/4 X 7 5/8
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Gambling, Gambler, Mississippi River, Showboat, Steamboat, Playing Cards, Deck, Three-Card Monte, Card Games, 19th Century, South, Gaming
Bookseller catalogs
Autobiography; Americana; Social Sciences; Anthropology; American History; American South; Language Arts; Short Stories; Nonfiction; Gambling and Gaming; 19th Century Literature;

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