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Routledge Card Sharps and Bucket Shops: Gambling in 19th Century America

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Card Sharps and Bucket Shops offers a fascinating historical examination of gambling culture in nineteenth-century America, tracing the evolution of card games, illicit betting operations, and the social dynamics that shaped this underground world. Published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, this work explores how gambling practices reflected broader tensions in American society during a period of rapid industrialisation and urbanisation. The book reveals the stories of card sharps, con artists, and ordinary citizens drawn to gambling establishments known as bucket shops, providing insight into the criminal underworld and the legal responses that attempted to regulate these activities. Ideal for historians, students of American social history, and anyone interested in the cultural history of vice and entertainment in the nineteenth century.

Key Features

Card Sharps and Bucket Shops examines gambling culture and illicit betting operations throughout nineteenth-century America.

Published by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, ensuring academic credibility and scholarly standards.

Explores the social and cultural dimensions of gambling, revealing how these practices reflected broader American tensions.

Provides detailed accounts of card sharps, con artists, and the underground gambling establishments known as bucket shops.

Suitable for historians, students, and readers interested in American social history and nineteenth-century cultural studies.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
11 July 2017
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26 July 2017

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