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Autore |
Christgau John |
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Titolo |
The gambler and the bug boy [[electronic resource] ] : 1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix / / John Christgau |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-09212-6 |
9786611092122 |
0-8032-1554-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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364.1/72 22 |
364.1630979494 |
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Soggetti |
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Horse racing - Corrupt practices - California - Los Angeles - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. The Gambler; 2. The Bug Boy; 3. The Goose Girl; 4. Synod; 5. Whichcee; 6. Sporting Women; 7. The Biltmore Hotel; 8. Buron; 9. Kandahar; 10. Pinkus and Omelet; 11. English Harry; 12. Testa; 13. Gate Breakin' Adair; 14. Ned and Scotty; 15. ""Get Giesler""; 16. The Big Shots; 17. The Dictograph Machine; 18. ""The Fateful Day""; 19. The Percentages; 20. July 4, 1946; Sources |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Bernard ""Big"" Mooney, LA bookmaker threatens jockeys with death if they didn't ""pull"" their horses. His unwilling partner is Albert Siler, a callow, eighteen-year-old apprentice rider from eastern Oregon. This book tells how Big Mooney manipulated this rider and how Siler tried to escape the gambler's criminal grip without ruining his career. |
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