John Christgau

The Gambler and the Bug Boy

1939 Los Angeles and the Untold Story of a Horse Racing Fix

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Produktbeschreibung

John Christgau (1934–2018)¿is the author of several works, including¿The Origins of the Jumpshot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball, and Tricksters in the Madhouse: Lakers vs. Globetrotters, 1948, both available in Bison Books editions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bison Books
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 132mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780803271708
• ISBN-10: 0803271700
• Artikelnr.: 38129314

Autorenporträt

John Christgau (1934–2018) is the author of several works, including The Origins of the Jumpshot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball, and Tricksters in the Madhouse: Lakers vs. Globetrotters, 1948, both available in Bison Books editions.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1
The Gambler                                            Chapter 2
The Bug Boy                               Chapter 3
The Goose Girl                            Chapter 4
Synod                                          Chapter 5
Whichcee                                     Chapter 6
Sporting Women                         Chapter 7
The Biltmore Hotel                     Chapter 8
Buron                                          Chapter 9
Kandahar                                     Chapter 10
Pinkus and Omelet                    Chapter 11
English Harry                            Chapter 12
Testa                                          Chapter 13
Gate Breakin' Adair                  Chapter 14
Ned and Scotty                         Chapter 15
Get Giesler                                Chapter 16
The Big Shots                            Chapter 17
The Dictograph Machine           Chapter 18
The Fateful Day                                    Chapter 19
The Percentage                          Chapter 20
July 4, 1946                               Sources