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Review: "Cowboys Full - The Story of Poker" by James McManus
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Nov 2, 2009, 10:30:57 AM11/2/09
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(Publishers Weekly - http://xrl.us/CowboysFullReview ) - Poker now has
what must surely be its definitive history in "Cowboys Full"
(Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/CowboysFull ). In tracing the game from its
early 19th-century roots in New Orleans to today's global phenomenon,
McManus does more than present a history of poker: �My goal is to show
how the story of poker helps to explain who we are.� The �national
card game,� he asserts, embodies essential American qualities. It's an
ambitious objective, but the book achieves it by connecting the game
to American culture. Poker, it turns out, is inextricably linked with
history, from the Civil War to the cold war, and with politics (Nixon
financed his first run for office with poker winnings earned during
his WWII service; President Obama may owe some of his political
fortunes to a regular poker game he joined after election to the
Illinois senate). The book also outlines the re-emergence of poker in
recent years as a pastime for many millions and, for a select few, a
reasonably legitimate profession.
what must surely be its definitive history in "Cowboys Full"
(Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/CowboysFull ). In tracing the game from its
early 19th-century roots in New Orleans to today's global phenomenon,
McManus does more than present a history of poker: �My goal is to show
how the story of poker helps to explain who we are.� The �national
card game,� he asserts, embodies essential American qualities. It's an
ambitious objective, but the book achieves it by connecting the game
to American culture. Poker, it turns out, is inextricably linked with
history, from the Civil War to the cold war, and with politics (Nixon
financed his first run for office with poker winnings earned during
his WWII service; President Obama may owe some of his political
fortunes to a regular poker game he joined after election to the
Illinois senate). The book also outlines the re-emergence of poker in
recent years as a pastime for many millions and, for a select few, a
reasonably legitimate profession.
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Nov 2, 2009, 4:54:40 PM11/2/09
to
(Publishers Weekly - http://xrl.us/CowboysFullReview ) -
Poker now has what must surely be its definitive history in
"Cowboys Full" (Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/CowboysFull ). In
tracing the game from its early 19th-century roots in New
Orleans to today's global phenomenon, McManus does more
than present a history of poker: �My goal is to show how Poker now has what must surely be its definitive history in
"Cowboys Full" (Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/CowboysFull ). In
tracing the game from its early 19th-century roots in New
Orleans to today's global phenomenon, McManus does more
the story of poker helps to explain who we are.� The
�national card game,� he asserts, embodies essential
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