At Odds :Gambling and Canadians 1919-1969

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This paper examines the writings of Suzanne Morton. In her writing Morton mainly focuses on the roles of gender, the family, class, and social values. This focus is reflected in many of her publishing's such as: "Managing the Unmarried Mother", "Gender, Place and Region", and "To take an Orphan". Morton's strong focus on gender and class is heavily displayed in her book "At odds: Gambling and Canadians 1919-1969", which the author of this paper uses in order to examine Mortons' ideas and philosophy.

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"Throughout At Odds Suzanne Morton uses various sources, primary and secondary, in order to properly establish her ideas. Most commonly for primary support, I found that Morton uses newspapers, and magazines from the specific time period she is discussing. The newspaper Vancouver Sun was used an amplitude of times, as well as the popular Canadian magazine, Saturday Night, which was a strong supporter of elite racetracks and also the legalization of some smaller forms of gambling. The use of magazines and newspapers truly shows how gambling was such a common issue. This is very pertinent to the main thesis of the novel because it shows how gambling was about so much more than gambling itself, as it was discussed in common mediums. All the complex social issues that gambling related to made it a popular topic for debate, and general gossip."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Morton, S. At Odds: Gambling and Canadians, 1919-1969. TorontoUniversity of Toronto press, 2003. 272p.
• Thompson, W.N., Legalized Gambling: A reference handbookSanta Barbara, Calif. ABC-CLIO, 1997
• Grinds, E., Gambling in America: Costs and BenefitsNew York: Cambridge University press, 2004
• Waller, A. The Gamblers.Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1974
• Fabian, A. (2004) The Canadian Historical Review.85.4, p 798-801http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/canadian_historical_review/v085/85.4fabian.html

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