Playing the numbers : gambling in Harlem between the wars / Shane White ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

White, Shane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Book Committee.

Gambling--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Gambling.

Lotteries--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Lotteries.

City and town life--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

City and town life.

African Americans--New York (State)--New York--Social conditions--20th century.

African Americans.

Economic conditions.

Informal sector (Economics).

History.

Social conditions.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century.

New York (N.Y.).

Informal sector (Economics)--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Economic conditions--20th century.

New York (N.Y.)--Economic conditions--20th century.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

299 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.

Contents:

History

Beginnings

Dreams

Turf wars

Numbers' lore

Of kings and queens

The Dutchman cometh

Of banks and bankers

All over town

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674051072

0674051076

OCLC:

456170082