Playing the numbers
Subtitle: gambling in Harlem between the wars
By: Shane White ... [et al.].
Contributors: White, Shane.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780674051072
Subjects: Gambling -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Lotteries -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Informal sector (Economics) -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century; New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century; New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History; title: Beginnings; title: Dreams; title: Turf wars; title: Numbers' lore; title: Of kings and queens; title: The Dutchman cometh; title: Of banks and bankers; title: All over town; title: Epilogue.