Blacklegs, card sharps, and confidence men : nineteenth-century Mississippi River gambling stories /
In 1836 Benjamin Drake, a midwestern writer of popular sketches for newspapers of the day, introduced his readers to a new and distinctly American rascal who rode the steamboats up and down the Mississippi and other western waterwaysthe riverboat gambler. These men, he recorded, dress with taste and...
| Други автори: | Smith, Thomas Ruys, 1979- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
℗♭2010.
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| Серия: |
Southern literary studies.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=332187 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Blacklegs, card sharps, and confidence men. |
| Резюме: |
In 1836 Benjamin Drake, a midwestern writer of popular sketches for newspapers of the day, introduced his readers to a new and distinctly American rascal who rode the steamboats up and down the Mississippi and other western waterwaysthe riverboat gambler. These men, he recorded, dress with taste and elegance; carry gold chronometers in their pockets; and swear with the most genteel precision. ... Every where throughout the valley, these mistletoe gentry are called by the original, if not altogether classic, cognomen of ©ŒBlack-legs.© In Blacklegs, Card Sharps, and Confidence Men, Thomas Ruy. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 271 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780807137369 0807137367 |