Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything

Titanic Thompson is a rollicking biography of one of the most charismatic characters in twentieth-century America. Like Howard Hughes or Bonnie and Clyde, Alvin Titanic Thompson was one of the great figures of this freewheeling era; the difference between them: hardly anyone knows Titanics name today. Travelling only with his golf clubs, a .45 revolver, and a suitcase full of cash, this is the legendary story of a man who was married five times to five different girls, the oldest just eighteen on her wedding day; of a man who murdered five men, though hed say theyd all agree they had it coming to them; and of a man who won and lost millions when a pro golfer would earn $10,000 a year, he was playing single holes for $20,000. Titanic Thompson, filled with fascinating facts and famous faces, is a brilliant snapshot of life on the road in twentieth-century America its a terrific read for anyone who has ever laid a bet. If this was fiction, you wouldnt believe a word of it. You still might not believe it, but its all true, and its all here. Mark Frost, author of The Greatest Game Ever Played

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• ISBN Titanic Thompson book English Paperback 256 pages