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BL
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1007593
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b761963
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| Main Entry
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Lears, T. J. Jackson,1947-
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| Title & Author
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Something for nothing : : luck in America /\ Jackson Lears.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Viking,, 2003.
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xi, 392 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0142003875
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: 0670031739
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: 9780142003879
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: 9780670031733
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-365) and index.
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| Contents
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Gambling for Grace -- The dance of divination -- The amusements of the alehouse -- Confidence games -- The waning of providence -- The incomplete taming of chance -- The uncertain triumph of management -- The persistent allure of accident.
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| Abstract
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Offers a thoroughly researched discussion of how luck, chance, and gambling have shaped and defined the national character of America, even while conventional wisdom has dictated that perseverance, industry, discipline, and other aspects of the Protestant work ethic are what make America great.
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Fortune.
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Gambling-- Social aspects-- United States.
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Gambling-- United States-- Public opinion-- History.
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Fortune.
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Gambling-- Public opinion.
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Gambling-- Social aspects.
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Moral conditions.
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United States, Moral conditions, History.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.42/09/73
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| LC Classification
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HV6715.L42 2003
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