Fate's bookie : how the lottery shaped the world
Hicks, Gary2009
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'Fate's Bookie' tells the story of the lottery from its Ancient Greek origins, through activities of personalities such as Casanova and George Washington, the backlash of moralists such as Wilberforce and the corruption of the Louisiana State Lottery, to its controversial use in allocating school places and public appointments.
Main title:
Fate's bookie : how the lottery shaped the world / Gary Hicks.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : History, 2009.
Collation:
192 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750949729 (pbk)
Dewey class:
795.38
LC class:
HG6111
Local class:
795.38
Language:
English
BRN:
1066700