Crowley County Combined Library

Val Darrant was four years old when he was abandoned on a cold, snowy night. But he did not die: he met Will Riley. A gentleman and a gambler, Reilly knew the odds and played them. But what were the odds in taking on a frightened young boy?

Fallon thinks all he needs is a gun, a deck of cards, and a fast horse until he finds himself ready to defend a reclaimed mining town that has become his home--even if it costs him his life.

A legendary gambler and storyteller relates his exploits with infamous and prominent characters ranging from Willie Nelson and Larry Flynt to Lyndon Johnson and Pablo Escobar, his World War II black-market enterprise, and other flamboyant escapades.

Tells the story of Magnolia Ravenal and of her marriage to the river gambler, Gaylord Ravenal, black sheep son of an aristocratic family. It is also the story of their daughter Kim, who became a famous Broadway actress.

Tell the story of the young dentist who gave up his practice to be a gambler and gunslinger in the frontier West of the late 1800s.

Respectable society of nineteenth century Colorado gave women little leeway when it came to supporting themselves. Women who strayed from the accepted norm of the day soon found themselves outcasts, doomed to find their way to the bars and brothels of the West. Many of these fallen women became dance-hall girls, prostitutes, and madams - and a few adopted the lifestyles of gamblers, robbers, and rustlers. Ladies of the Lamplight tells the stories...

A rollicking panarama of Chicago's high and low life, this stunning novel follows the travails of gambler's daughter Selina Peake DeJong as she struggles to maintain her dignity, her family, and her sanity in the face of monumental challenges.

"When Jingo decides to court a judge's daughter, he finds almost everyone out to stop him--the judge, the hopeful suitor, and the brother of the man he shot over a card game"--

"Gambler is more than a traditional autobiography. In addition to sharing his against-all-odds American dream story, Walters reveals in granular detail the secrets of his proprietary betting system, which will serve as a master class for anyone who wants to improve their odds at betting on sports. Walters also breaks his silence about his long and complicated relationship with Hall of Fame professional golfer Phil Mickelson...In Gambler, Walters passes...