The curse : big-time gambling's seduction of a small New England town : a novel
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Published
Amherst, MA : Levellers Press, 2012.
Physical Desc
[ix], 390 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
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FIC STE
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Published
Amherst, MA : Levellers Press, 2012.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Timeline p. 383.
Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 387-390.
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"During the 1990s, two Connecticut Indian tribes built the world's two biggest gambling casinos in the southeastern corner of the state, resulting in what has been termed a "gambling Chernobyl". The novel is set against those events and begins in 1637 with the massacre of the Pequot Indians and a curse delivered by a Pequot sachem to the young English soldier who is about to kill him. The story then jumps 350 years as the soldier's thirteenth-generation descendant, Josh Williams, becomes embroiled in a battle to stop a new-minted Indian tribe from building a third casino that threatens his town and ancestral home. The lure of easy money drives everyone from the tribe's chief to a shadowy Miami billionaire, venal politicians, and Providence mobsters, while a small, quintessential New England town must choose between preserving its character or accepting an extraordinary proposal that will change it forever. As the battle over the casino reaches a climax, Josh discovers startling truths about his family's past - including centuries-old events that appear to be impacting the present with devastating effect" P. [4] of cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Steele, R. H. (2012). The curse: big-time gambling's seduction of a small New England town : a novel . Levellers Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steele, Robert H. 2012. The Curse: Big-time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town : A Novel. Levellers Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steele, Robert H. The Curse: Big-time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town : A Novel Levellers Press, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Steele, Robert H. The Curse: Big-time Gambling's Seduction of a Small New England Town : A Novel Levellers Press, 2012.
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