Bumblepuppy days
Subtitle: the evolution from whist to bridge
By: Julian Laderman
Publisher: Master Point Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781771400039; 9781554946051; 9781554944910; 9781554947423
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Contract bridge; History; Bridge; Histoire
Description: The origins of the game of bridge have been shrouded in mystery but no longer. Tracing the development of the game and the fascinating characters who played it from whist through to auction bridge and eventually contract, the author reveals the missing link, and demonstrates how the worlds most popular card game came into being.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. The four generations of Whist/Bridge ; Presentation; title: pt. I. Forces for change. Gambling, ethical play, and fairness ; The evolution of games, sports, and contests; title: pt. II. Whist. The rules and strategy of Whist ; The kings of Whist: Hoyle and Cavendish ; Whist; title: the golden years ; The Whist family and the birth of Duplicate ; Toys and apparatus ; The world of Whist; title: pt. III. Bridge Whist. Rules (laws) and strategy ; The first kings of Bridge: Elwell and Foster ; Versions of Bridge Whist ; The world of Bridge Whist; title: pt. IV. Auction Bridge. Rules (laws) and strategy of Auction ; Evolution during the Auction Bridge period; title: pt. V. Early Contract Bridge. Finally, Contract Bridge ; Contract Bridge reaches maturity ; Afterword: Bridge evolution and durability; title: Appendices.!. The mathematics of Whist ; 2. Clay's famous 1864 Vienna coup ; 3. The Biritch or Russian Whist publication ; 4. Suggested readings on the history of Bridge.