The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9781400051632ISBN-10:1400051630UPC:9781400051632Book Category:History, True Crime, Games & ActivitiesBook Subcategory:United States, Murder, Card GamesBook Topic:20th Century, BridgeSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC8M5CYK6F
The Devil's Tickets: A Vengeful Wife, a Fatal Hand, and a New American Age
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...
in hand, Myrtle fires four shots, killing her husband. The Roaring...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)ISBN-13:9781400051632ISBN-10:1400051630UPC:9781400051632Book Category:History, True Crime, Games & ActivitiesBook Subcategory:United States, Murder, Card GamesBook Topic:20th Century, BridgeSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC8M5CYK6F
GARY M. POMERANTZ is an author and journalist and serves as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. His first book, Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn, was named a 1996 Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times. He also earned acclaim for Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds and Wilt, 1962. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Pomerantz lives...
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