All books about Gambling used for the research on Solitaire from a Gambler’s perspective.
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
Something for Nothing – The Lore and Lure of Gamblingby Clyde Brion Davis – 1956 (Philadelphia, New York) In his book “Something for Nothing – The Lore and Lure of Gambling,” writer Clyde Brion Davis describes gambling throughout the years in America. In his chapter, Minor Games, he writes about side games and refers to … Read more
Such was Saratoga by Hugh Bradley – New York 1940 Such was Saratoga by Hugh Bradley is a book about the history of Saratoga with a lot of attention to the colorful gambling history of Saratoga. The book is very detailed where both John Morrisey and Canfield are discussed. About Canfield and Solitaire the following … Read more
Sucker’s Progress: an informal history of gambling in America from the colonies to Canfield By Herbert Asbury, (1938, New York / Dodd, Mead & Co.) Sucker’s Progress: an informal History of Gambling in America from the colonies to Canfield is a fantastic book full of stories and proper historical research. It can be no surprise … Read more
Canfield: The True Story of the Greatest Gambler by Alexander Gardiner One of the most comprehensive books I’ve come across on Canfield. An autobiography about the life of the “Prince of Gamblers” with a vast amount of intricate details. For example, he cites the exact amounts Canfield accepted as bets, the layouts, and the games … Read more
Gambling Exposed A full exposition of all the various Arts, Mysteries, and Miseries of Gambling by the “Reformed Gambler” Jonathan H. Green With illustrative Engravings. In this book, Jonathan H Green, “the reformed Gambler,” describes a complete exposure of the different and various ways of deception and cheating in all the numerous games played at … Read more