Gentlemen & Blackguards: Gambling Mania and the Plot to Steal the Derby of 1844

by Nick Foulkes

In the early 19th century, gambling was a grave social ill--largely uncontrolled and corrupt. The 1830s saw the institution of the Poor Law, the abolition of slavery, the regulation of child labor,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0297844598
• ISBN13: 9780297844594
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Orion Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"