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The Strange Lives of One Man: An Autobiography

Ely Culbertson

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Description:"This is the complete story of my life, told as candidly and as ruthlessly as I could. All the names and places, including the jails, mentioned herein are authentic. The only exceptions are the names of the gambler and the anarchist in my two stories that take place in California." -Ely Culbertson, was an American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality dominant during the 1930s. He played a major role in the popularization of the new game and was widely regarded as 'the man who made contract bridge'. He was a great showman who became rich, was highly extravagant, and lost and gained fortunes several times over. After the Russian Revolution (1917), Culbertson lived for four years in Paris and other European cities by exploiting his skill as a card player. In 1921 he moved to the United States, earning his living from winnings at auction bridge and poker. In 1923 he married Mrs. Josephine Murphy Dillon, a successful teacher of auction bridge and a leading woman player, in Manhattan. They were successful as both players and teachers, and later as publishers.Bertrand Russell descibed this as one of the most interesting books he had ever read.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Strange Lives of One Man: An Autobiography. To get started finding The Strange Lives of One Man: An Autobiography, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 693

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Chicago, The John C. Winston Company

Release: 1940

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Description: "This is the complete story of my life, told as candidly and as ruthlessly as I could. All the names and places, including the jails, mentioned herein are authentic. The only exceptions are the names of the gambler and the anarchist in my two stories that take place in California." -Ely Culbertson, was an American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality dominant during the 1930s. He played a major role in the popularization of the new game and was widely regarded as 'the man who made contract bridge'. He was a great showman who became rich, was highly extravagant, and lost and gained fortunes several times over. After the Russian Revolution (1917), Culbertson lived for four years in Paris and other European cities by exploiting his skill as a card player. In 1921 he moved to the United States, earning his living from winnings at auction bridge and poker. In 1923 he married Mrs. Josephine Murphy Dillon, a successful teacher of auction bridge and a leading woman player, in Manhattan. They were successful as both players and teachers, and later as publishers.Bertrand Russell descibed this as one of the most interesting books he had ever read.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Strange Lives of One Man: An Autobiography. To get started finding The Strange Lives of One Man: An Autobiography, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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