Not simply a history of poker, Cowboys Full is a history of the U.S. and American politics told by the cards.  From the strategies of politicians to the role of poker in American trade and westward expansion, poker has explained policy, negotiated treaties and crises, acted as a networking tool, and been a simple way to relax with friends.  Once accurately called the cheater's game, poker has become a mostly honest contest of cunning, mathematical precision, and luck embedded deeply in our American culture.

Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker (Hardcover)

By James McManus

$30.00

ISBN-13: 9780374299248
Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 10/01/2009

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