This vintage book contains a complete guide to learning and mastering the game of canasta. With historical information, a description of the rules, useful diagrams, and a wealth of handy tips, this volume will be of considerable value to anyone who wishes to learn or master canasta. Contents include: “How It All Began”, “A Brief History of Canasta”, “How To Play Canasta”, “Ralph Michaels”, “The Deal”, “Definitions”, “Point Values”, “The Draw”, “The Meld”, “The Discard”, “Scoring”, “Concealed Hand”, “Forcing”, “Timing”, “Three-Handed”, “Four-Handed”, “Asking Permission”, “Prize Pile and Signals”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on card games.

‘Canasta’, the rummy-style card game, originated in South America and became popular in the 1940s, spreading to the United States around 1948. This vintage guidebook details the official rules, tactics and techniques involved for novices of Canasta, and would suit anyone with an interest in the game or its history. Contents include: Card Games - foreword - An introduction to Canasta for Those Who Never Have Played - official Rules of Canasta - Pointers On Canasta - Four-Hand Partnership - Two-Hand Canasta. Featuring the original text and illustrations, we are republishing this rare text in a high quality, modern and affordable edition, complete with a new introduction.

Written for beginners, O’Reilly’s ‘Canasta – How to Play and Win’ covers the card game’s origins, laws and rules and the book features practical pointers and suggestions. ‘Canasta’, the rummy-style card game, originated in South America and became popular in the 1940s. Its popularity spread to the United States just before O’Reilly’s official guidebook was published in 1949, when it was also referred to as the ‘Argentinian Rummy Game’. Contents include: foreword - A Game Was Born - for Four Players - The Frozen Discard Pile - Treys—Red and Black - Concealed Hands - Pointers and Suggestions - Strategy of Play – Proprieties - for Two and Three Players - Score Sheets - Simple Summary for Beginners - Laws of Canasta. We are republishing this rare work using the original text and featuring a new introduction.

Written for beginners, O’Reilly’s ‘Canasta – How to Play and Win’ covers the card game’s origins, laws and rules and the book features practical pointers and suggestions. ‘Canasta’, the rummy-style card game, originated in South America and became popular in the 1940s. Its popularity spread to the United States just before O’Reilly’s official guidebook was published in 1949, when it was also referred to as the ‘Argentinian Rummy Game’. Contents include: foreword - A Game Was Born - for Four Players - The Frozen Discard Pile - Treys—Red and Black - Concealed Hands - Pointers and Suggestions - Strategy of Play – Proprieties - for Two and Three Players - Score Sheets - Simple Summary for Beginners - Laws of Canasta. We are republishing this rare work using the original text and featuring a new introduction.

More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and then a difficult transition to peace and prosperity. The two-volume World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia contains over 175 articles describing everyday life on the American home front during World War II and the immediate postwar years. Unlike publications about this period that focus mainly on the big picture of the war and subsequent economic conditions, this encyclopedia drills down to the popular culture of the 1940s, bringing the details of the lives of ordinary men, women, and children alive. The work covers a broad range of everyday activities throughout the 1940s, including movies, radio programming, music, the birth of commercial television, advertising, art, bestsellers, and other equally intriguing topics. The decade was divided almost evenly between war (1940-1945) and peace (1946-1950), and the articles point up the continuities and differences between these two periods. Filled with evocative photographs, this unique encyclopedia will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking an overview of life in the United States during a decade that helped shape the modern world.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This book is a comprehensive guide to Canasta, part of the rummy family of card games that originated in Uruguay. Contents Include: Definitions; Canasta; The Origin of Canasta; The Pack; Rules for Canasta; Alternative Rules for Canasta; These Situations Will Arise; Canasta for Two; Canasta for Three; Canasta for Four; About Melding; Planning the Attack; Planning the Defence; Summing up the Tactics; The Tactical Value of Red Threes; The Acaba Rule; Conventions; The Ethics of Canasta. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

If you want to play canasta and win, this is your book. This volume contains all of the official rules, special advice for two-handed games, profuse illutrations, diagrams, and specimen hands.