Revenge of the Pequots: How a Small Native American Tribe Created the World's Most Profitable Casino

by Kim Isaac Eisler

Presents the ultimate rags-to-riches tale of how Richard "Skip" Hayward, an unemployed ship-worker, granted his Pequot grandmother's sole wish by reviving the dying clan and transforming them into the wealthiest and most inflential Native American tribe in history. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Hardcover

First published February 16, 2001

Reviews

[Lou Corn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Trashy just straight up racist history writing. For those looking for a more thoughtful and accurate account of “Indian gaming”, I’d recommend High Stakes:
Florida Seminole Gaming and Sovereignty by Jessica Cattelino.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is alright. Eisler is clearly a journalist. The historical information is not completely correct. It I full of inaccualrate history that you would find through Wikipedia or Google. However, the information on their casino & their records I very interesting. Worth a read; just remember that the history of the tribe is not necessarily correct.

[Gig Wailgum · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was very interesting to learn how the two tribe-run casinos in CT came into being.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very detailed history of the Pequots. A little to tedious to read unless you are going to write about it.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book on the inside makings of an Indian casino....

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy, interesting introduction to Indian law--goes over the foundational cases while telling a good story.

[SouthWestZippy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dry read.