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WHEN CANASTA WAS THE CRAZE | Maclean's


WHEN CANASTA WAS THE CRAZE
Historians estimate twenty millions once played the rummy game that came from Argentina in a basket. Don’t you remember? We played it with two decks, much squabbling and more equipment than a deep-sea fisherman
March 1 1952
JAMES DUGAN
WHEN CANASTA WAS THE CRAZE
A MACLEAN’S FLASHBACK
Historians estimate twenty millions once played the rummy game that came from Argentina in a basket. Don’t you remember? We played it with two decks, much squabbling and more equipment than a deep-sea fisherman
JAMES DUGAN
YOUR correspondent was recently leafing through the crumbling pages of an old newspaper file, marveling at the passing fads and follies of ourselves when younger, and a strange headline turned up that brought a chuckle of reminiscence: CANASTA, ARGENTINE RUMMY ....

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