Download or read book The Devil s Tickets written by Gary M. Pomerantz and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-06-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kansas City, 1929: Myrtle and Jack Bennett sit down with another couple for an evening of bridge. As the game intensifies, Myrtle complains that Jack is a “bum bridge player.” For such insubordination, he slaps her hard in front of their stunned guests and announces he is leaving. Moments later, sobbing, with a Colt .32 pistol in hand, Myrtle fires four shots, killing her husband. The Roaring 1920s inspired nationwide fads–flagpole sitting, marathon dancing, swimming-pool endurance floating. But of all the mad games that cheered Americans between the wars, the least likely was contract bridge. As the Barnum of the bridge craze, Ely Culbertson, a tuxedoed boulevardier with a Russian accent, used mystique, brilliance, and a certain madness to transform bridge from a social pastime into a cultural movement that made him rich and famous. In writings, in lectures, and on the radio, he used the Bennett killing to dramatize bridge as the battle of the sexes. Indeed, Myrtle Bennett’s murder trial became a sensation because it brought a beautiful housewife–and hints of her husband’s infidelity–from the bridge table into the national spotlight. James A. Reed, Myrtle’s high-powered lawyer and onetime Democratic presidential candidate, delivered soaring, tear-filled courtroom orations. As Reed waxed on about the sanctity of womanhood, he was secretly conducting an extramarital romance with a feminist trailblazer who lived next door. To the public, bridge symbolized tossing aside the ideals of the Puritans–who referred derisively to playing cards as “the Devil’s tickets”–and embracing the modern age. Ina time when such fearless women as Amelia Earhart, Dorothy Parker, and Marlene Dietrich were exalted for their boldness, Culbertson positioned his game as a challenge to all housebound women. At the bridge table, he insisted, a woman could be her husband’s equal, and more. In the gathering darkness of the Depression, Culbertson leveraged his own ballyhoo and naughty innuendo for all it was worth, maneuvering himself and his brilliant wife, Jo, his favorite bridge partner, into a media spectacle dubbed the Bridge Battle of the Century. Through these larger-than-life characters and the timeless partnership game they played, The Devil’s Tickets captures a uniquely colorful age and a tension in marriage that is eternal.

Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 2320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Famous Hands of the Culbertson Lenz Match written by Ely Culbertson and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Publisher and Bookseller written by and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.

Download or read book Cumulated Index to the Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 1222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries New Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1932 with total page 2934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forty Hands Illustrating the Culbertson Standard System of Contract Bridge written by Elizabeth Clark Boyden and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Part 1 B Group 2 Pamphlets Etc New Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Whitaker s Cumulative Book List written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 1306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The American News Trade Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bookseller Stationer and Office Equipment Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books annual written by Sampson Low and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.

Download or read book The English Catalogue of Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 2000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Guide to Contract Bridge A Collection of Historical Books and Articles on the Rules and Tactics of Contract Bridge written by Various and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subjects of games and puzzles. The titles in this range include "25 Puzzles with Cards" "The Game of Gin Rummy" "The Game of Patience" and many more. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "A Guide to Contract Bridge" contains information on the rules and strategies of contract bridge. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Bridge written by Ely Culbertson and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: