Knights Of The Green Cloth
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Knights Of The Green Cloth
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Author : Robert K. DeArment
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Knights Of The Green Cloth written by Robert K. DeArment and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
The English essayist Charles Lamb once said, “Man is a gaming animal.” If he had known the American frontier gamblers depicted in this book, he might have added “in spades,” referring to the avidity with which these “knight of the green cloth” pursued their profession. All of the pioneers who ventured into the American West of the nineteenth century were gamblers in a sense, betting on the land, the future, and themselves. They risked their fortunes and, sometimes, their very lives. And for those too impatient to wait for the bonanza of a rich ore strike, or for the cattle to multiply, or for the town to develop, the gambling table offered an opportunity for instant riches. The almost universal acceptance and popularity of gambling games on the frontier was predictable, and the rise of the professional gambler inevitable. It was a time of almost unlimited personal freedom in a tolerant society, with few to call gambling a sin, a crime, or a folly. The American public was introduced to the frontier gambler very early when a number of them became folk heroes and were interviewed in the popular press of the time. Later, fictional characters made known the western gambler stereotype now seen in movies and on television. Seeking to separate the myth from the reality, Robert K. DeArment gives us more than fiction in this book. Here we meet the long vanished and almost forgotten historical frontier gamblers who, between the years 1850 and 1910, were to be found playing their trade in every settlement from the Gulf of Mexico to the Klondike, Not many found fortunes, but some discovered at the tables an exciting way of life, a calling true and real for them as the law, medicine, or the clergy was for others. DeAement’s research into the lives of the well-known and less-known frontier gamblers provide a story replete with the color and excitement if the Old West. The Good Guys, the Bad Guys, and their women—wives, mistresses, and colleagues in gambling establishments—are here, honestly described in a refreshing, readable manner.
Dictionary Of Phrase And Fable
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Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
language : en
Publisher: Philadelphia : H. Altemus Company
Release Date : 1898
Dictionary Of Phrase And Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and has been published by Philadelphia : H. Altemus Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Allusions categories.
The Medical Brief
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
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A New Universal Technological Etymological And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language
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Author : John Craig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
A New Universal Technological Etymological And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language written by John Craig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with categories.
A New Universal Etymological Technological And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language
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Author : John Craig (F.G.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1848
A New Universal Etymological Technological And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language written by John Craig (F.G.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1848 with English language categories.
The Universal English Dictionary
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Author : John Craig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
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A New Universal Etymological Technological And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language
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Author : John Craig (Lexicographer)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
A New Universal Etymological Technological And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language written by John Craig (Lexicographer) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with English language categories.
A New Universal Technological Etymological And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language Embracing All The Terms Used In Art Science And Literature
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Author : John Craig (F.G.S. of Glasgow.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
A New Universal Technological Etymological And Pronouncing Dictionary Of The English Language Embracing All The Terms Used In Art Science And Literature written by John Craig (F.G.S. of Glasgow.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with categories.
The Princely Court
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Author : Malcolm Vale
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2001-12-20
The Princely Court written by Malcolm Vale and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-12-20 with History categories.
In this fascinating new book, Malcolm Vale sets out to recapture the splendour of the court culture of western Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Exploring the century or so between the death of St Louis and the rise of Burgundian power in the Low Countries, he illuminates a period in the history of princes and court life previously overshadowed by that of the courts of the dukes of Burgundy. Taking in subjects as diverse as art patronage and gambling, hunting and devotional religion, Malcolm Vale rediscovers a richness and abundance of artistic, literary, and musical life. He shows how, despite the pressures of political fragmentation, unrest, and a nascent awareness of national identity, a common culture emerged in English, French, and Dutch court societies at this time. The result is a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the nature and role of the court in European history and a celebration of a forgotten age.
King Arthur And His Knights
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Author : Howard Pyle
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2018-03-06
King Arthur And His Knights written by Howard Pyle and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-06 with Fiction categories.
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights consists of a large series of episodes in the legend of the mythological first king of Britain King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. First part of the book tells how young Arthur pulled a sword out of an anvil, how he learned of his royal lineage, and how he thus became king. Second part tells the stories of Merlin, Sir Pellias, Sir Gawaine and other noble knights.