Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi

"Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi" by George H. Devol is the thrilling story of a life spent navigating the dangerous waters of professional gambling on the Mississippi River in the 1800s. It all starts with a young boy growing up in Ohio with a keen interest in card games and gambling. By the young age of ten, he gets a job working on steamboats, where he learns how to manipulate the odds of the games. His story is full of adventure and confrontation, making him a colorful and skilled gambler of his time.