EASTON, MARYLAND — Author Mayo Lucas gives a talk on 19th-century gambling culture Thursday, Nov. 5, from 1 to 2 p.m. in the meeting room at the Talbot County Free Library's Easton branch, 100 W. Dover St. The library lists the program for adults.
The library's description calls gambling in 19th-century America far more than a pastime. It says gambling was an economic subculture and a battleground for Victorian morality, where cheating was common and violence often followed, and that it was as responsible for the country's development as railroad barons and cattle drivers.
The presentation, titled Stacking the Deck, includes a reading, a question-and-answer session and a look at the real history behind the fiction. Lucas is the author of the recent release Dealer's Choice, a novel that starts in post-war Mississippi and moves among card sharps and shysters. Her bio on the library page says she now lives in Baltimore.
The library's page does not list a price or registration requirement. The Easton branch number is 410-822-1626.
Source: Talbot County Free Library
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