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Card Sharps and Bucket Shops - Gambling in Nineteenth-Century America (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,319
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Card Sharps and Bucket Shops - Gambling in Nineteenth-Century America (Paperback): Ann Fabian

Card Sharps and Bucket Shops - Gambling in Nineteenth-Century America (Paperback)

Ann Fabian

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In this highly readable work that engages topics in American cultural, social and business history, Ann Fabian details of gambling in industrializing America. She investigates the relationship between gambling and other ways of making profit, such as speculation and land investment in the nineteenth century, and explores the moral and cultural implications of this relationship.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 1999
First published: 1999
Authors: Ann Fabian
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-92357-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Gambling > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-415-92357-3
Barcode: 9780415923576

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