[PDF] American History Playing Card Deck eBook

Author : History Channel
Publisher : U S Games Systems
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 33,79 MB
Release : 2003-12-01
Category : Games
ISBN : 9781572814400

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Color portraits of prominents figures from american history adorn the 55 cards of this stately deck.

Author : Tom Dawson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,13 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Playing card makers
ISBN : 9781572812994

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Based on Gene Hochman's The Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards which was originally published in six parts between 1976 and 1981. A complete cataloging of American playing card makers as well as details, types, and brands of playing cards from the late 1700s to the early 1930s.

Author : U.S. Games Systems, Incorporated
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release :
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781572810969

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U.S. Games Systems, Inc. is proud to reproduce this important deck of playing cards from America's past. The 1864 Poker Deck is faithfully reproduced from an authentic Civil War era Poker deck. As with the original 1864 Highlander deck, the cards in this 55-card deck have square corners. The deck has full-length, single-ended court cards. The box features a reproduction of the original tax stamps with hand cancellation dated June 2, 1864. The deck includes two informational cards, which provide a brief history of Early American Playing Cards. An additional card presents the original blue Ace of Spades with an eagle beneath 13 stars and the name L.I. Cohen on the bottom. Perfect for Civil War re-enactors and history buffs.

Author : Pomegranate Communications, Incorporated
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,80 MB
Release : 2005-04
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9780764903281

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Each card has a photographic portrait on one side and a concise essay about the featured individual on the other.

Author : Jason McKinstry
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 18,85 MB
Release : 2019-11-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781999252809

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Shrouded in mystery for centuries, the origins of American Playing Cards have continued to eluded us - UNTIL NOW! Journey back in time and discover the fascinating story of the early manufacturers. Retrace the steps of some of NEW YORK'S first influencers and businessmen. See the monumental events that shaped one of the country's favourite pastimes. PAPER EMPIRES reveals the undiscovered story of the United States Playing Card Industry as it follows four of its first, most iconic print masters. New research has provided volumes of never-before-seen images and information. These discoveries have cast light on the historical narrative behind the card makers and placed them front and centre during the most intriguing times of the 19th century. PAPER EMPIRES EXPLORES: THE MANUFACTURERS and their untold, chronological biographies. VISUAL HISTORICAL SECTIONS that show the amazing backdrop of American History. PLAYING CARD SECTIONS containing vibrant and high quality images of every deck. HISTORIC MAPS to authentically retrace the many locations of their businesses. PERSONAL DOCUMENTATION giving an inside look at their lives and families. FULL-SIZE IMAGE GALLERY featuring many high quality images. VOLUME I contains the complete histories of L I COHEN, ANDREW DOUGHERTY, SAMUEL HART, JOHN J LEVY. See the cultural significance of EARLY AMERICAN PLAYING CARDS and discover the prestigious past that belongs to the popular brands still in use today. Once you meet the makers, you'll never look at playing cards the same way again.

Author : Scott McNeely
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,93 MB
Release : 2012-01-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1452110484

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Classic and comprehensive, this guide to over 350 games is sure to appeal to all ages. From Bridge to Poker and Solitaireto Hearts, card games are a beloved source of entertainment and competition (and they are recession proof!). This authoritative book is ideal for every household, college dorm, family cabin, or neighborhood bar that has a pack of cards. Designed in the style of the popular Ultimate Bar Book, this essential resource provides the rules to dozensof variations of your favorite games, and a few you've probably never heard of (Bezique, anyone?). With simple instructions and clear illustrations to guide the way, this volume will be a welcome addition to any gamer's library.

Author : American Museum Of Natural History
Publisher :
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 46,91 MB
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781579129941

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Created in partnership with the world-renowned American Museum of Natural History, this beautiful, informative card deck captures, in pictures and words, 100 of the museum's most important artifacts, specimens, and exhibits—from a fossilized dinosaur's nest to the largest blue star sapphire in the world (563 carats!). The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is one of the world's preeminent natural history museums and research institutions. Its collections contain more than 32 million specimens of plants, humans, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and cultural artifacts. Now, for the first time, this acclaimed collection is represented in a stunning and informative card deck featuring 100 treasures, hand-selected by the museum's curators, that encompass the most fascinating, iconic, and wide-ranging of the museum's artifacts. The card deck covers each of the museum's major areas of exhibition, including Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians; Earth and Planetary Science; Fossils; Human Origins and Culture; Mammals; Biodiversity and the Environmental; and the Hayden Planetarium. Some of the 100 objects include the Cape York Meteorite, discovered in Greenland in 1894; the Haida Canoe, built in 1878 by the Indians of the Pacific Northwest and carved from the trunk of a large cedar tree; the Blue Whale, a fiberglass replica of a 94-foot whale caught in 1925 off South George Island and the Warren Mastodon skeleton, the first complete mastodon skeleton discovered in the United States. Each card presents a full-frame photograph of the object on the front and a 200-word description on the back that tells of the origin and age of the object and its scientific and historic significance.

Author : Delores Holt
Publisher : U S Games Systems
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,44 MB
Release : 2003-03-01
Category : Games
ISBN : 9781572814226

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With 52 portraits of distinguished Americans and a booklet with biographies for each featured person, this deck highlights human rights, science and industry, adventure and the arts.