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Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi
Forty Years A Gambler On The Mississippi
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General Books publication date: 2009
Original publication date: 1892
Original Publisher: G.H. Devol Description: George H. Devol was the greatest riverboat gambler in the history of the Mississippi. Born in Ohio in 1829, he ran away from home and worked as a cabin boy at age ten. At fourteen he could stack a deck of cards. Over the years, he bilked soldiers, paymasters, cotton buyers, thieves, and businessmen alike. He fought more fights than anyone, and was never beaten. This is his story. Nobody was ever bored by it.
Subjects: Gambling
Original publication date: 1892
Original Publisher: G.H. Devol Description: George H. Devol was the greatest riverboat gambler in the history of the Mississippi. Born in Ohio in 1829, he ran away from home and worked as a cabin boy at age ten. At fourteen he could stack a deck of cards. Over the years, he bilked soldiers, paymasters, cotton buyers, thieves, and businessmen alike. He fought more fights than anyone, and was never beaten. This is his story. Nobody was ever bored by it.
Subjects: Gambling
Mississippi River
Games / Gambling / General
Games / Gambling / General
Travel / United States / General Notes: This is an OCR reprint of the original rare book. There may be typos or missing text and there are no illustrations.
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