Black Jacks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Black Jacks write by W. Jeffrey. Bolster. This book was released on 2009-06-30. Black Jacks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Few Americans, black or white, recognize the degree to which early African American history is a maritime history. W. Jeffrey Bolster shatters the myth that black seafaring in the age of sail was limited to the Middle Passage. Seafaring was one of the most significant occupations among both enslaved and free black men between 1740 and 1865. Tens of thousands of black seamen sailed on lofty clippers and modest coasters. They sailed in whalers, warships, and privateers. Some were slaves, forced to work at sea, but by 1800 most were free men, seeking liberty and economic opportunity aboard ship.Bolster brings an intimate understanding of the sea to this extraordinary chapter in the formation of black America. Because of their unusual mobility, sailors were the eyes and ears to worlds beyond the limited horizon of black communities ashore. Sometimes helping to smuggle slaves to freedom, they were more often a unique conduit for news and information of concern to blacks.But for all its opportunities, life at sea was difficult. Blacks actively contributed to the Atlantic maritime culture shared by all seamen, but were often outsiders within it. Capturing that tension, Black Jacks examines not only how common experiences drew black and white sailors together--even as deeply internalized prejudices drove them apart--but also how the meaning of race aboard ship changed with time. Bolster traces the story to the end of the Civil War, when emancipated blacks began to be systematically excluded from maritime work. Rescuing African American seamen from obscurity, this stirring account reveals the critical role sailors played in helping forge new identities for black people in America.An epic tale of the rise and fall of black seafaring, Black Jacks is African Americans' freedom story presented from a fresh perspective.
Among the Black-jacks
Among the Black-jacks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Among the Black-jacks write by L. Swindle. This book was released on 1912. Among the Black-jacks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The World's Greatest Blackjack Book
The World's Greatest Blackjack Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The World's Greatest Blackjack Book write by Lance Humble. This book was released on 2010-11-03. The World's Greatest Blackjack Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A revised and updated edition of the blackjack player’s bible with complete information on the odds, betting strategies, and much more “A significant contribution to the literature of blackjack . . . I recommend the book to beginners as well as experts.”—Edward O. Thorpe, author of Beat the Dealer This is the most comprehensive guide ever published on blackjack, the only casino game in which a knowledgeable player can gain an advantage over the house. It features the Hi-Opt I, the most powerful simple betting system available today, and has been revised and updated to include the rules of play in Atlantic City as well as the latest information on international playing rules. No matter what your level of experience, it will teach you how to make the most money possible playing your cards. You'll learn: • How to pick a casino, with ever major casino in the world evaluated by name • How to pick a dealer • How to keep from being cheated • How to play the cards, using the Basic Strategy to your best advantage • How to win at home and at “Las Vegas nights” • How to keep from being banned once you are a winner
Blackjack
Blackjack - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blackjack write by Alex Simmons. This book was released on 2015-07-15. Blackjack available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A tale of blood and vengeance, this graphic novel stars Arron Day, alias Blackjack, an African-American soldier of fortune. Blackjack returns to his boyhood home in Cairo, joining forces with martial-arts expert Maryam and mercenaries Bo and Red to seek long-overdue revenge on a charismatic Bedouin warlord known as The Cobra. Includes new cover art by Scott Hanna, a new Foreword by Joe Illidge (Batman: No Man's Land), and a new Afterword by award-winning inker David Colley.
The House Advantage
The House Advantage - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The House Advantage write by Jeffrey Ma. This book was released on 2012-02-14. The House Advantage available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As part of the notorious MIT Team depicted in Ben Mezrich's now classic Bringing Down the House, Jeff Ma used math and statistics to master the game of blackjack and reap handsome rewards at casinos. Years later, Ma has inspired not only a bestselling novel and hit movie, but has also started three different companies—the latest of which, Citizen Sports, is an innovative marriage of sports, betting, and digital technology—and launched a successful corporate speaking career. The House Advantage reveals Ma's cutting-edge mathematical insights into the world of statistics and makes them applicable to a wide business audience. He argues that numbers are the key to analyzing nearly everything in the world of business, from how to spot and profit from global market inefficiencies to having multiple backup plans in anticipation of every probability. Ma's stories and business lessons are as intriguing as they are universally applicable.
