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The Devil's Tool
This 6,100-word essay by popular historian Jack Kelly traces the history of pool and billiards in America, from the colonial period through modern times. It highlights great players like Michael Phelan and Willie Mosconi and recounts how the game was once the most popular sport in the country. It gives fascinating details about the colorful history of billiards and explains why it was once so associated with low living that it was called “the Devil's tool.” An intriguing, readable and impeccably researched summary of billiard history, with supplemental material on the many varieties of games played over the years and the evolution of billiard equipment.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 20, 2010
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