Fortune’s Merry Wheel: The Lottery in America

John Samuel Ezell

Published by Harvard University Press 1960

Fortune’s Merry Wheel

The Lottery in America

John Samuel Ezell

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674333420

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	x
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Chapter I. The Background of the Lottery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter II. The Lottery Grosses to America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
Chapter III. Authorized Lotteries in Colonial America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter IV. War and Confederation Days Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Chapter V. A Period of Transmutation, 1790-1860 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter VI. The Lottery as an Aid to Government, 1790-1860 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Chapter VII. Internal Improvements, 1790-1860 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter VIII. Churches and Schools, 1790-1860 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Chapter IX. Private and Semi-Private Lotteries, 1790-1860 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Chapter X. The Shift in Public Opinion, 1790-1830 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Chapter XI. The Fight for Abolition, 1830-1860 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Chapter XII. The Civil War and the Postwar Revival Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
Chapter XIII. The Louisiana Lottery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
Chapter XIV. Conclusions and Present Trends Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
Bibliographical. Essay. Notes. Index
Bibliographical Essay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1960
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 331
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 7
- Tables: 8
- Other: 7 halftones, 8 tables
Keywords: Lotteries -- United States.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674333420

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1960
ISBN: 9780674333413