Help us get to over 8,748 articles in 2024.

If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com

Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi

From Magicpedia, the free online encyclopedia for magicians by magicians.
Jump to: navigation, search
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
AuthorGeorge Devol
PublisherDevol and Haines
Publication Date1887
LanguageEnglish
 

Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi was later subtitled "The Best Gambling Book Ever Published in America". Devol (1829-1903) was a riverboat gambler who made fortunes (even if only half of his many tall stories in the book are true) and lived a remarkable life. He begins the story at age ten when he ran away from his Ohio home to join the crew of a riverboat. There he learned not only about being a sailor but how to cheat at cards.

Editions

  • 1887 by Devol & Haines, Cincinnati
  • 1892 - Second Edition
Book Navigation
Category:Books by author Category:Books by publisher Category:Books by year
Category:Classic Books Category:Series Category:Manuscripts
Early Magic Books Bibliographies Magic themed novels