Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century

Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9781009079631
ISBN-13 : 1009079638
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Download or read book Gambling in Britain in the Long Eighteenth Century written by Bob Harris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English society in the eighteenth century was allegedly marked by a 'gambling mania'. Drawing on a vast range of new empirical evidence, Bob Harris explores the growth and prevalence of gambling across Britain and investigates who gambled, on what, and why.


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