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The Tontine

Written by: Thomas B. Costain
Narrated by: David Case
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Tontine is a form of gambling - part lottery, part insurance. It begins with the Day the Battle of Waterloo was fought and ends at the closing of the 19th century.

The drama touches royalty and millionaires, actresses and sailors, planters and portrait painters. It ranges from London to the Caribbean, driven by a world in high gear, a world powered by greed.

But time flies by. Three survivors wait each other out. Then two, and at last, only one. . .a winner with everything but a future.
©1955 Thomas B. Costain (P)2010 Random House
Historical Fiction
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I loved this book the first time I read it over 20 years ago. The audio version was fun and the narrators’ voices etc were amusing.
It’s just a great tale covering a very interesting swath of history.

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