Blackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and Splitting Tens in Winnemucca

Meadow, Barry

ISBN 10: 0929712080 / ISBN 13: 9780929712086

Published by Huntington Press, 2001

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Cover corners are lightly bumped. Pages are clean with no marks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Blackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and Splitting Tens in Winnemucca
• Publisher: Huntington Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0929712080
• ISBN 13: 9780929712086
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sold

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Synopsis

What is it like to take two months off from your life and travel alone throughout Nevada, playing blackjack in every casino in the state?

Barry Meadow did just that. Leaving behind his business, his fiancée, and his son, he set out with a suitcase, a tape recorder, and $8,000 on the trip of a lifetime. He had no idea what he would find. All he knew was that every day would be an adventure and every joint would be a risk.

Meadow ran into cowboys and Indians, suffered the Stardust curse, split tens in Winnemucca and learned more about the real world of gambling than anyone should have to know.

It's a tale that only Meadow, with wit and wisdom, could tell. And it's all true. You'll never forget Blackjack Autumn.

About the Author

Barry Meadow has spent more than 30 years in the gambling world. He wrote his first book, Success At The Harness Races, in 1967. He's also written Money Secrets At The Racetrack, which has been lauded as the definitive guide to money management at the track.

Meadow's eclectic resume includes serving in Vietnam, writing television sitcoms, playing the professional tennis circuit in India, doing standup comedy in California--and, of course, playing blackjack at the professional level in his spare time.