{"product_id":"cowboys-full-the-story-of-poker-paperback","title":"Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames McManus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA\u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCowboys Full\u003c\/i\u003e traces the story of poker from its roots in China, the Middle East, and Europe, through the back rooms of saloons and the parlors of U.S. presidents to its evolution as a global phenomenon. It describes how early Americans took a French parlor game and turned it into a national craze by the time of the Civil War. It explains how poker, once dominated by cardsharps, is now the most popular card game in Europe, East Asia, Australia, South America, and cyberspace, as well as on television. Along the way, James McManus examines the game's remarkable hold on American culture, seen in everything from Frederic Remington's paintings to countless poker novels, movies, and plays. \u003ci\u003eCowboys Full \u003c\/i\u003eis raucous and fascinating, a lively, definitive history of the game that, more than any other, explains who we are and how we operate.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames McManus has covered poker for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCard Player\u003c\/i\u003e, ESPN.com, and \u003ci\u003eThe NewYorker.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePositively Fifth Street \u003c\/i\u003e(FSG, 2003), his memoir of finishing fifth in the World Series of Poker championship event, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and is already considered a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331040567398,"sku":"9780312430085","price":49.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UXc0cVJUSnRFdmh1VWMzcGdiL29rdz09.webp?v=1774392546","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/cowboys-full-the-story-of-poker-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}