Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker

by James McManus

Book Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE Cowboys Full traces the story of poker from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe, through the back rooms of saloons and the parlors of U.S. presidents to its evolution as a global phenomenon. It describes how early Americans took a French parlor game and turned it into a national craze by the time of the Civil War. It explains how poker, once dominated by cardsharps, is now the most popular card...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312430086
• ISBN13: 9780312430085
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"