The devil's tickets, a night of bridge, a fatal hand, and a new American age, Gary M. Pomerantz
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Label
The devil's tickets, a night of bridge, a fatal hand, and a new American age, Gary M. Pomerantz
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-290) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The devil's tickets
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
259265992
Responsibility statement
Gary M. Pomerantz
Sub title
a night of bridge, a fatal hand, and a new American age
Summary
Relates the true story of Myrtle Bennett, who murdered her philandering husband over a game of bridge in 1929, and the dramatic courtroom trial that made Ely Culbertson, who provided color commentary of the proceedings, a card game celebrity
Creator
Subject
- Culbertson, Ely, 1891-1955
- Kansas City (Mo.) -- Biography
- Man-woman relationships -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Case studies
- Bennett, Myrtle, d. 1991
- Murder -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Case studies
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945
- Bennett, Myrtle, d. 1991 -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Contract bridge + Social aspects -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- History -- 20th century
- Reed, James A., James Alexander, 1861-1944
- Trials (Murder) -- Missouri -- Kansas City
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Subject10
- Culbertson, Ely, 1891-1955
- Kansas City (Mo.) -- Biography
- Man-woman relationships -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Case studies
- Bennett, Myrtle, d. 1991
- Murder -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Case studies
- United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945
- Bennett, Myrtle, d. 1991 -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Contract bridge + Social aspects -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- History -- 20th century
- Reed, James A., James Alexander, 1861-1944
- Trials (Murder) -- Missouri -- Kansas City
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