Other books not directly related to Gambling or Solitaire but which were useful for the research to the history of Vegas Solitaire
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins (Fourth edition)Robert Hendrickson In “The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins” Robert Hendrickson presents definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions. About Canfield: “Lonely people playing Solitaire can at least have the company of Richard C Canfield (1855-1941) for … Read more
Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike 1898 by Barbara Greenwood, Scholastic Inc, New York, USA 2002 “To relieve the monotony of winter life and prevent cabin fever, stampeders played endless games of a type of solitaire called Klondike, Here’s how to play it…” In her book Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the … Read more
The Art of Gambling by Arthur Flowers and Anthony Curtis, Huntington Press, Las Vegas 2000 The book The Art of Gambling is full of beautiful pictures of paintings with gambling in it. Every painting comes with information about the painter and the work. On page 174 there is a painting titled “Patience” which is painted … Read more
History and Humanities: Essays in Honor of Wilbur S. Shepperson (1989) Edited by Francis X Hartigan History and Humanities: Essays in Honor of Wilbur S. Shepperson contains 15 articles by scholars whose expertise ranges from Nevada to the West to European History to the humanities. At page 115 we find an article from Thomas L … Read more
Fundamentals of Data Structures, published in the Computer Science Press 1976 Fundamentals of data structures, published in 1976 by Computer Science Press, is a computer programming lesson book to teach programmers how to program and structure data. Exercise 27, found on page 104, concerns programming a computer game. A solitaire game that is played for … Read more
The Magnificent Rube: The life and gaudy Times of Tex RickardAn Autobiography of the Famous Gambler and Boxing Promoter Tex Rickard (1870 – 1929) Tex was, like Richard Canfield, a professional gambler who ran his first gambling house in Dawson City. He lost all his money but used his experiences in Dawson to his advantage … Read more
Fabulous Bawd – The Story of Saratoga by Mel Heimer published by the Henry Holt and Company, New York 1952 A book by Mel Heimer about the history of Saratoga with many anecdotes about important figures who formed the basis of Saratoga’s fame. Of course, both John Morrisey and Richard Canfield are discussed. About Canfield … Read more