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Titanic Thompson : the man who bet on everything : advance uncorrected proof by Cook, Kevin, 1956- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Capturing the spirit of a freewheeling era, this rollicking biography brings to life the gambler-hero who inspired Guys and Dolls.</p> Born in a log cabin in the Ozarks, Alvin "Titanic" Thompson (1892-1974) traveled with his golf clubs, a .45 revolver, and a suitcase full of cash. He won and lost millions playing cards, dice, golf, pool, and dangerous games of his own invention. He killed five men and married five women, each one a teenager on her wedding day. He ruled New York's underground
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Cook, Kevin, 1956-
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393071153
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Social Science, Games, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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