Titanic Thompson : The Man Who Bet on Everything (Hardcover)

from daisy511

Titanic Thompson was quite an exciting character. His talents and the history of his times are captured in the book. The book is well written and provides a terrific glimpse into the world of early 20th century hustlers.

from daisy511

Titanic Thompson was quite an exciting character. His talents and the history of his times are captured in the book. The book is well written and provides a terrific glimpse into the world of early 20th century hustlers.

from Cygnus555

This was a fun read - light and entertaining. I had never heard of Titanic before this book, but after hearing the pitch on NPR one afternoon, I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did: I now know more about poker odds, dice odds, odd stories about fantastic feats, feats that make you laugh out ...