An overview of all books about Solitaire, and other resources used to compile the Solitaire Bibliography and the History from a Gambling perspective.
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins (Fourth edition)Robert Hendrickson In “The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins” Robert Hendrickson presents definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. About Canfield: “Lonely people playing Solitaire can at least have the company of Richard C Canfield (1855-1941) for … Read more
Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike 1898 by Barbara Greenwood, Scholastic Inc, New York, USA 2002 “To relieve the monotony of winter life and prevent cabin fever, stampeders played endless games of a type of solitaire called Klondike, Here’s how to play it…” In her book Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the … Read more
Bicycle – Official Rules of Card Games – over 250 Card Games – 90th edition 2001 The 90th edition of the Official Rules of Card Games by The United States Playing Card Company makes a clear difference between Klondike and Las Vegas Solitaire. Although Canfield is also mentioned with the sub-names Fascination and Demon, it … Read more
The Art of Gambling by Arthur Flowers and Anthony Curtis, Huntington Press, Las Vegas 2000 The book The Art of Gambling is full of beautiful pictures of paintings with gambling in it. Every painting comes with information about the painter and the work. On page 174 there is a painting titled “Patience” which is painted … Read more
The new games Treasury: more than 500 indoor and outdoor favorites with strategies, rules, and traditions by Merilyn Simonds, Mohr Merilyn was able to give clear descriptions of the game rules of various versions of Solitaire. About Klondike and Fascination she writes the following:: About Klondike: “Canada’s contribution to Solitaire, Klondike became popular during the … Read more
History and Humanities: Essays in Honor of Wilbur S. Shepperson (1989) Edited by Francis X Hartigan History and Humanities: Essays in Honor of Wilbur S. Shepperson contains 15 articles by scholars whose expertise ranges from Nevada to the West to European History to the humanities. At page 115 we find an article from Thomas L … Read more
The Only Game In Town: An Illustrated History of Gambling by Hank Messick and Burt Goldblatt, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York 1976 A beautiful book about gambling through history with gorgeous photos and illustrations. Hank Messick and Burt Goldblatt delivered a masterwork on gambling through the years. The fact that they don’t write anything … Read more
Fundamentals of Data Structures, published in the Computer Science Press 1976 Fundamentals of data structures, published in 1976 by Computer Science Press, is a computer programming lesson book to teach programmers how to program and structure data. Exercise 27, found on page 104, concerns programming a computer game. A solitaire game that is played for … Read more
Hoyle’s Encyclopedia of Card Games – Rules of all the Basic Games and Popular Variations (1975) by Walter B Gibson Hoyle’s Encyclopedia of Card Games – Rules of all the basic games and popular variations by Walter B Gibson was published in 1975. Both “Klondike” and “Canfield” are mentioned. About Canfield (page 329) “A popular … Read more
The Magnificent Rube: The life and gaudy Times of Tex RickardAn Autobiography of the Famous Gambler and Boxing Promoter Tex Rickard (1870 – 1929) Tex was, like Richard Canfield, a professional gambler who ran his first gambling house in Dawson City. He lost all his money but used his experiences in Dawson to his advantage … Read more