Card-Game Culture

On card games as cultural objects — the parlor games of the European 19th century, the household games of the American 20th century, and the cultural meanings that have attached to specific games at specific historical moments.

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Card-Game Culture

The Parlor and the Saloon: Card Games in the 19th-Century American Household

The 19th-century American household was a significant cardplaying setting. The parlor games of the period — bezique, euchre, whist, cribbage, and their…

Eleanor Hartshorne May 15, 2026 7 min read