Gamblers, The

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Gamblers, The

Entry/Object ID

L1979.1.28

Description

The Gamblers, a part of The Old West series, tells of a frontier gone gambling mad, dirty dealing on the wide Mississippi, betting fever in gold-rush country, cheating and its perils, booming business for boomtown gamblers, thundering hoofs and hammering fists. A section describes the involvement of Indians in gambling. Many pictures of Indians, gambling equipment, gambling facilities, trains. Included are descriptions of how Chinese and women were involved in gambling. All types of gambling is written about in this book. 240/Hardbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs/Tables

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Steamboats

Search Terms

Chippewa Indians, Costanoan Indians, California Gambling, Law enforcement, Gamblers' equipment, Guns and Knives, Wyatt Earp, Dodge City, Kansas, Gambling Machines, Boxing, Horse Racing, Gambling in Nevada, Gambling in Old West, Indian Interaction, Western Art

Book Details

Author

Time-Life

Place Published

City

Alexandria

State/Province

Virginia

Date Published

1978

Call No.

Western TI

ISBN

0-8094-2310-3

LCCN

78-12281

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wyatt Earp