Riverboat Gamblers

Riverboat Gamblers is the story of Teddy Halloran. Born destitute, he escapes thefamily s farm in Kansas after watching his father brutally murder his mother. Heis put in a hellish orphanage but escapes and finds his way to the Mississippi River. There he falls under the spell of a riverboat gambler called Tex Chandler who teaches himthe art of poker. Always looking for bigger and bigger games, Teddy makes his way to New York and to LehmanBrothers before starting his own private equity firm. He becomes embroiled in a tender offerfight to acquire the Gulfstream Aircraft Company. This fight to the death battle with hisarchrival for the ultimate luxury asset is eventually settled in a Manhattan criminal court, butonly after leading the reader through the potentially murderous underbelly of Wall Street. Riverboat Gamblers is the saga of a man who embraced and ultimately overcame risk becausehe had no other choice. It brings together a rich cast of characters ranging from riverboatgamblers and faith healers to Wall Street lawyers and rogues. It is a unique look at the changingAmerican landscape over the past few generations and how it has affected us. Yesterday sriverboat gamblers are today s financiers.