Title: Playing the numbers : gambling in Harlem between the wars /
Authors: White, Shane.
Publisher: Harvard University Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Gambling New York (State) New York History; Lotteries New York (State) New York History; City and town life New York (State) New York History; African Americans New York (State) New York Social conditions; Informal sector (Economics) New York (State) New York History; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions; New York (N.Y.) Social conditions; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Economic conditions; New York (N.Y.) Economic conditions
Contents: History -- Beginnings -- Dreams -- Turf wars -- Numbers' lore -- Of kings and queens -- The Dutchman cometh -- Of banks and bankers -- All over town -- Epilogue.