How Long to Read George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist

How Long Does it Take to Read George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 49 minutes to read George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist by G R Williamson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Without a doubt, George Devol was the most notorious of the Mississippi riverboat gamblers. He mastered the fine art of card manipulation at an early age and by the time he reached twenty he was an accomplished card sharp. Devol could stack a deck, deal seconds or from the bottom of the deck. Though he had large hands, he could nimbly palm cards or insert cards with ease. He knew all the tricks to skin wealthy plantation owners, merchants, businessmen, soldiers, and even ministers who traveled on the busy waterways of the nineteenth century.At the same time, Devol was a maestro at working the short cons, particularly 3 card Monte. He and his partners raked in millions from fleeced suckers over the course of his forty years as a crooked gambler.George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist tells his story in vivid detail based on solid historical research. Then, Devol tells his own story through his meandering, semi-autobiography, Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi, he published in 1896 at the age of 67 when he retired from gambling. In a series of 179 memoirs, he recounts the major events of his gambling life. Though heavily embellished, his accounts divulge his cheating technics and his philosophy about skinning his victims. Allowing for his penchant for self-aggrandizement, the memoirs are a hoot to read. George Devol's book is included with all of his stories appearing exactly as he published them in 1896, with all the spelling and grammatical mistakes intact. The steamboat scoundrel was a major character in the history of the Old West and his story is told in a humorous, entertaining style and is the first book to cover his entire saga.

How long is George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist?

George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist by G R Williamson is 344 pages long, and a total of 87,376 words.

This makes it 116% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 57 minutes to read George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist aloud.

What Reading Level is George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist?

George Devol - Notorious Riverboat Gambler, Card Sharp & Scam Artist is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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