Horse Racing the Chicago Way ? Gambling, Politics, and Organized Crime, 1837?1911
Gambling, Politics, and Organized Crime, 1837-1911
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Product details:
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Date of Publication 30 May 2022
- Number of Volumes Hardback
- ISBN 9780815637417
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages448 pages
- Size 233x167x31 mm
- Weight 808 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 16 black & white illustrations 408
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Short description:
Chicago in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was second only to New York as a centre of both thoroughbred racing and off-track gambling. This book shines a light on its fascinating, complicated history, exploring the role of political influence and class; the business of racing; and its cultural and social significance.
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Chicago may seem a surprising choice for studying thoroughbred racing, especially since it was originally a famous harness racing town and did not get heavily into thoroughbred racing until the 1880s. However, Chicago in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was second only to New York as a center of both thoroughbred racing and off-track gambling. Horse Racing the Chicago Way shines a light on this fascinating, complicated history, exploring the role of political influence and class in the rise and fall of thoroughbred racing; the business of racing; the cultural and social significance of racing; and the impact widespread opposition to gambling in Illinois had on the sport. Riess also draws attention to the nexus that existed between horse racing, politics, and syndicate crime, as well as the emergence of neighborhood bookmaking, and the role of the national racing wire in Chicago. Taking readers from the grandstands of Chicago&&&39;s finest tracks to the underworld of crime syndicates and downtown poolrooms, Riess brings to life this understudied era of sports history.
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