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Playing the Numbers

Gambling in Harlem between the Wars

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$41.00 • £35.95 • €37.95

ISBN 9780674051072

Publication Date: 05/15/2010

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320 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • 1. History
  • 2. Beginnings
  • 3. Dreams
  • 4. Turf Wars
  • 5. Numbers’ Lore
  • 6. Of Kings and Queens
  • 7. The Dutchman Cometh
  • 8. Of Banks and Bankers
  • 9. All Over Town
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

Awards & Accolades

  • 2009 Roy Rosenzweig Fellowship for Innovation in Digital History, American Historical Association and the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University

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