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Generations of visitors have found health and prosperity in the French Lick–West Baden region of Indiana. The history of these communities is filled with tales of exploration, ambition, philanthropy, and promised miracles from a foul-smelling water that magically seeped from the ground. The French Lick Hotel, founded by William Bowles in 1845, and the West Baden Hotel, founded by John Lane in 1855, both grew to set the standards for elegance and luxury across the country. Tycoons and gangsters found comfortable refuge here in this secluded corner of Indiana, but the challenges of the Great Depression and the war years set the community back on its heels. The once posh hotels fell into a period of decline and disrepair, only to come bounding back again in the 1990s. Today, the resort is filled with visitors who come seeking the perfect round of golf, a day at the spa, or a winning hand at the poker table, in two lavishly restored hotels that are reminiscent of another era.
The Great American Route 66 Puzzle Book
9781945187704
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Puzzle your way across Route 66 from Illinois to California or California to Illinois!
Travel the Mother Road through this 100-puzzle puzzle book in the best-selling Great American Road Trip series. Start in Chicago (or work backwards) through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, ending at Santa Monica Pier. The word finds and other puzzles for all the iconic sites along the way will be sure to entertain, educate and whet your appetite for a real or armchair journey across America's Main Street.
Another Great American Puzzle Book
9781945187599
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200 new puzzles about Great Moments in American History in this sequel to the best-selling Great American Puzzle Book—perfect fun for young and old alike!
This is not your average puzzle book! Inside, you will find much more than solutions--you'll also discover centuries of great American history and culture, generations of diverse people, and millions of acres of bountiful land. Whether you are matching U.S. presidents to their Secret Service codenames or combing through a word search for Bigfoot, Another Great American Puzzle Book is bound to keep you entertained for hours. Grab a pencil and happy puzzling!
Arlington Park Racetrack
9781467128797
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Born of one man's dream and built on 1,001 acres northwest of metropolitan Chicago, Arlington Park had its inaugural run in 1927 and celebrated its 90th season in 2017. Innovative and forward-thinking, Arlington set the standard of excellence during the glory days of racing. The famed racetrack survived a devastating fire in 1985, reopening four years later to worldwide acclaim. Over the decades, Arlington has played host to some of the most famous horses, jockeys, trainers, and owners in the sport of kings. Arlington is also home to the world's first million-dollar race—the renowned Arlington Million—and is the only Windy City racetrack to have hosted the Breeders' Cup Championships.
Great American National Parks Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187520
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This one-hundred puzzle book also works as a travel guide to help travelers explore national parks all across America.
Whether you're all cooped up or in your coupe, this unusual mix of puzzle book and travel guide will help you hit the real or virtual road and learn about places along the way. Throw it in the back seat and let your antsy passengers have fun and learn. Or make a pit stop, grab a cup of coffee, and puzzle through where you'll go next. From your car or your couch, the road trips in this book help you discover places that reveal diverse aspects of America's inspiring national parks. Enjoy the journey!
Gardena Poker Clubs
9781467136716
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Even in the midst of the Great Depression, gamblers flocked to Gardena. Colorful individuals like Ernie Primm fought for the legalization of commercial draw poker and established six iconic card clubs that thrived for generations. Russ Miller worked his way from Edgemont Club bouncer to owner of the Normandie Club. A criminal group called the Ver-Crans Corporation controlled the Horseshoe Club before being run out of town, selling its interest to Bow Herbert. Rival factions in the city waged war in the courts and the street over the coveted seventh card club license. And Larry Flynt bid his way to owning the Eldorado Club, which he rebuilt as the Hustler Casino. Author Max Votolato reveals the high-stakes stories behind Gardena's famous poker rooms.
Another Great American Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187643
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Puzzle your way through America's Museums
Take an exciting journey to America's most cherished, quirky, or little-known cultural institutions through this new 150 puzzle book. Part of the best-selling Great American Road Trip series., it's perfect for dedicated museumgoers, history buffs, and puzzlers
From art museums to historic homes, science centers to memorials, there is so much to discover. So hop in, grab a pencil, and create your own adventure. Happy puzzling
San Jose Gambling
9781467104685
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From the time San Jose was founded by the Spanish in 1777 as California’s first civilian settlement, the city has had its share of risk-taking in one way or another. San Jose began as a small settlement of farmers who produced food for the presidios in San Francisco and Monterey. In their free time, the farmers enjoyed a few games of cards despite the strict rules of the Spanish military. Present-day San Jose has become filled with high-tech engineers risking everything to develop the next successful start-up company. San Jose had a lot of gambling between these times—from the illegal speakeasy-type clubs that featured games such as dice, fan-tan, roulette, Chinese lotteries, and, of course, slot machines to the small legal card clubs consisting of one to ten tables filled with people playing games such as pan, lowball, and poker, that would eventually become two of Northern California’s largest cardrooms, which generate millions of dollars every year.
Montana's Dimple Knees Sex Scandal
9781467139182
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Beverly Snodgrass made a lot of poor choices. Once a prostitute in the old mining town of Butte, she later became a madam running two of the most popular brothels. She fell deeply in love with a crooked politician, whom she nicknamed Dimple Knees. When corrupt cops in uniform came to her businesses, it usually wasn't to serve and protect but rather to collect payoffs. Butte is sometimes described as a town that drinks her liquor straight, but things never were the same after Beverly told her story to a newspaper reporter. That reporter, John Kuglin, recounts the scandal that rocked The Richest Hill on Earth and for a time made Dimple Knees the most famous name in Montana.
The Great American Route 66 Puzzle Book
9781945187674
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Puzzle your way across Route 66 from Illinois to California or California to Illinois!
Travel the Mother Road through this 150-puzzle puzzle book in the best-selling Great American Road Trip series. Start in Chicago (or work backwards) through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, ending at Santa Monica Pier. The word finds and other puzzles for all the iconic sites along the way will be sure to entertain, educate and whet your appetite for a real or armchair journey across America's Main Street.
New Castle's Las Vegas Guys
9781467170345
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Revel at the tales of these locals boys from Southwestern Pennsylvania going west to seek their Sin City dreams.
As turmoil rocked New Castle in the 1970s, a group of young men completed their military service and came home to a bleak future. Without college degrees or marketable skills, they found few options in Western Pennsylvania. Looking for a better life, they turned their eyes west.
Las Vegas promised women, gambling, excitement, and the chance to make a buck. Over their decades on the floors of Sin City’s casinos, they would rub shoulders with gangsters and stars and keep a sharp eye out for opportunity—and for card counters.
Based on hours of exclusive interviews, author Dale Perelman unfolds this cavalier group’s frolicking adventures as they navigated their way from the belly of the downtown Golden Gate to some of the Strip’s premier casinos, all while teetering along the right side of the law.
California Gold Rush Puzzle Book
9781945187032
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In 1848, James Marshall discovered a nugget of gold while excavating a ditch for a sawmill; by the end of 1849 over 100,000 people had migrated to California in hopes of striking it rich. Learn about the events, people, places, and life during the California gold rush. In this book you will find fifteen puzzles full of fun facts and trivia about this fascinating part of American history.
Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing
9781467135580
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Chronicling the incomparable life of boxing and Saratoga Race Course legend John Morrissey.
John Old Smoke Morrissey was one of the most dynamic characters of his time. He went from a career as an undefeated bare-knuckle boxer, founded the Saratoga Race Course and eventually won elections to Congress and the New York State Senate. A poor, uneducated Irish immigrant, Morrissey became a leader in the Dead Rabbits street gang. He won fame as a fighter and fortune as the operator of a string of successful gambling houses.
Morrissey then took Saratoga Springs by storm, improbably resurrecting thoroughbred racing during the Civil War and opening his famous Club House, which was the most glamorous casino the country had ever seen. Author and National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame director of communications Brien Bouyea takes you on this fascinating journey and shows just how Morrissey did it all.
The Great California Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187681
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Puzzle your way through the Golden State
Discover the Great State of California through this 150-puzzle puzzle book in the best-selling Great American Road Trip series. Eureka! You've found it. From Avenue of the Giants to Zzyzx Road & Mineral Springs in Baker, the word finds and other puzzles will be sure to entertain, educate and whet your appetite for a real or armchair journey through the Golden State.
Great American Mid-Atlantic Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187186
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Grab a pencil and take a trip around the Mid-Atlantic, whether by car or couch. You are sure to discover unique, weird, and inspiring places to enhance your journey. These fun and challenging puzzles will engage travelers both young and old!
Inside you will find puzzles themed around Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
The Great California Road Trip Puzzle Book
9781945187711
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Puzzle your way through the Golden State
Discover the Great State of California through this 100-puzzle puzzle book in the best-selling Great American Road Trip series. Eureka! You've found it. From Avenue of the Giants to Zzyzx Road & Mineral Springs in Baker, the word finds and other puzzles will be sure to entertain, educate and whet your appetite for a real or armchair journey through the Golden State.
