The gambler and the bug boy : 1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix

The Resource The gambler and the bug boy : 1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix
Label
The gambler and the bug boy : 1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix
Title remainder
1939 Los Angeles and the untold story of a horse racing fix
Statement of responsibility
John Christgau
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Bernard "Big" Mooney, LA bookmaker threatens jockeys with death if they didn't "pull" their horses. His unwilling partner is Albert Siler, a callow, eighteen-year-old apprentice rider from eastern Oregon. This book tells how Big Mooney manipulated this rider and how Siler tried to escape the gambler's criminal grip without ruining his career
Member of
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
N$T
Dewey number
364.1/72
Government publication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Index
no index present
Language note
English
LC call number
SF335.U6
LC item number
C35 2007eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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