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Blood Aces : The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker
por Swanson, Doug J
- Usado
- Condição
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670026034
- ISBN 13
- 9780670026036
- Livreiro
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Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
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Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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The first full biography of Benny Binion—a rip-roaring saga of murder, money, and the making of Vegas Benny Binion was many things: a cowboy, a pioneering casino-owner, a gangster, a killer, and founder of the hugely successful World Series of Poker. Blood Aces tells the story of Binion’s crucial role in shaping modern Las Vegas. From a Texas backwater, Binion rose to prominence on a combination of vision, determination, and brutal expediency. His formula was simple: run a good business, cultivate the big boys, kill your enemies, and own the cops. Through a mix of cold-bloodedness, native intelligence, folksiness, and philanthropy, Binion became one of the most revered figures in the history of gambling, and his showmanship, shrewdness, and violence would come to constitute the Vegas aura. Veteran journalist Doug J. Swanson uses once-secret government documents and dogged reporting to show how Binion destroyed his rivals and out-smarted his adversaries—including J. Edgar Hoover. As fast-paced as any thriller, Blood Aces tells a story that is unmatched in the annals of American criminal justice, a vital yet untold piece of this country’s history.
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- Livreiro
- Better World Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 3933071-6
- Título
- Blood Aces : The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker
- Autor
- Swanson, Doug J
- Estado do livro
- Used - Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 7
- Encadernação
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0670026034
- ISBN 13
- 9780670026036
- Editorial
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Esta edição foi publicada pela primeira vez
- 2014-08-14
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Mishawaka, Indiana
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