title: The Ins and Outs of Peg Solitaire (Recreations in Mathematics)
author:  John D. Beasley 
description: <br><em>About the Author</em>:<br> <strong>John Beasley</strong> is a freelance computing expert who has studied Peg Solitaire since 1960 and made many original discoveries about the game. He has also composed and published over fifty chess problems and endgame studies, and represented Great Britain in two World Chess Solving Championships in 1977 and 1978.<br>
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  _Solitaire_ is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
  the products of the author's imagination or are used in an absolutely
  fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or
  persons—living or dead—is entirely coincidental.
  
  
  Copyright © 2018 by Mark Teppo
  
  
  All rights reserved, which means that no portion of this publication may be
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  This book was printed in the United States of America. It is a product of
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  _I'll get the horses . . ._
  
  
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  Copy Edit by Shannon Page
  
  
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  Chapter 1
  
  
  To describe the three men standing on milking stools as "sullen" would be to
  overlook the heavy ropes knotted around their necks. The ropes 