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Gary M Pomerantz

    The Devil's Tickets
    Wilt, 1962
    • Wilt, 1962

      The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      The book captures the historic night of March 2, 1962, when Wilt Chamberlain, known as the Big Dipper, achieved an unprecedented feat by scoring 100 points in a single game against the New York Knickerbockers. Set in Hershey, Pennsylvania, near the famous chocolate factory, it explores the significance of this remarkable achievement in basketball history and the impact it had on Chamberlain's legacy as one of the sport's greatest athletes.

      Wilt, 1962
    • The Devil's Tickets

      • 336pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      In 1929 Kansas City, Myrtle Bennett kills her husband Jack after a heated bridge game, igniting a sensational murder trial. The case highlights the cultural rise of contract bridge and the battle of the sexes, led by the flamboyant Ely Culbertson. This story explores themes of modernity, gender equality, and marital tensions in a vibrant era.

      The Devil's Tickets