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  • The Gangs of New York

    Informal History of the Underworld

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld is a book by Herbert Asbury, American journalist and writer best known for his books detailing crime during the 19th and early-20th centuries. The Gangs of New York details the rise and fall of 19th century gangs in New York City, prior to the domination of the Italian-American Mafia during Prohibition in the 1920s. Focusing on the ... Read more

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  • The French Quarter

    An Informal History Of The New Orleans Underworld

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    For over a century the French Quarter was the center of a city of sin and gaiety unique on the North American continent.The development of the New Orleans of legend was fostered by an improbable mixture of Creoles, river gamblers, pirates, politicians, reckless women, adventuring aristocrats, and some of the world's most daring entrepreneurs.Anyone who wants to know the French Quarter must read ... Read more

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  • The Gangs Of New York

    An Informal History Of The Underworld

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    Herbert Asbury presents here a vivid and startling account of New York gangdom from its beginning in Revolutionary times to comparatively recent days.Here are the stories of the great gangs which terrorized the city and at times menaced its very existence—from the Bowery Boys and the Dead Rabbits to the Gophers and the Eastmans. Kid Dropper, Dopey Benny, Gyp the Blood and Owney Madden are a few of ... Read more

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  • All Around the Town

    Murder, Scandal, Riot and Mayhem in Old New York

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    In the immediate sequel to The Gangs of New York, Herbert Asbury expands his purview beyond the Five Corners into a wonderful and surprising history of the whole city of New York.All Around the Town brings to authentic life a memorable range of characters, grifters, murderers and madmen.From "The Sawing-Off of Manhattan Island" to "The Wickedest Man in New York" to "The Flour Riot of 1837," these ... Read more

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  • Sucker's Progress

    An Informal History of Gambling in America

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    From the great raconteur of the American underworld, and author of The Gangs of New York, comes Sucker's Progress: An Information History of Gambling in America.From Midwestern Riverboats to East Coast Racetracks, Herbert Asbury explores the legal and illegal history of gambling in pre-WWII America. Describing notorious gambling havens like Chicago and New Orleans, as well as lesser-known outposts ... Read more

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  • The Gangs Of Chicago

    An Informal History Of The Chicago Underworld

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    This classic history of crime tells how Chicago's underworld earned-and kept-its reputation. Recounting the lives of such notorious denizens as the original Mickey Finn, the mass murderer H. H. Holmes, and the three Car Barn Bandits, Asbury reveals life as it was lived in the criminal districts of the Levee, Hell's Half-Acre, the Bad Lands, Little Cheyenne, Custom House Place, and the Black Hole. ... Read more

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  • Up from Methodism

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    In "Up from Methodism," Herbert Asbury delivers a compelling exploration of the evolution of American religious sentiment, specifically focusing on the Methodist tradition and its socio-cultural impacts. Asbury employs a narrative style that intertwines personal anecdotes, historical documentation, and acute sociological observations, showcasing the tension between traditional dogma and the ... Read more

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  • The French Quarter: An Informal History Of The New Orleans Underworld

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    For over a century the French Quarter was the center of a city of sin and gaiety unique on the North American continent. The development of the New Orleans of legend was fostered by an improbable mixture of Creoles, river gamblers, pirates, politicians, reckless women, adventuring aristocrats, and some of the world's most daring entrepreneurs. Anyone who wants to know the French Quarter must read ... Read more

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  • The Gangs of New York (Summarized Edition)

    Enriched edition. An informal history of 19th‑century New York City's underworld: Bowery saloons, violent gangs, Tammany Hall, and corrupt politics

    by Herbert Asbury, Joseph Marshall, Joseph Marshall ...
    The Gangs of New York charts nineteenth‑century Manhattan's underworld, from Five Points to the Bowery, profiling the Dead Rabbits, Plug Uglies, river pirates, and ward heelers in the orbit of Tammany Hall. Episodic and vivid, it braids court reports and newspaper lore into a picaresque history that peaks with the 1863 Draft Riots. Asbury's tabloid‑tinted yet controlled prose situates the book ... Read more

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  • The Gangs of New York

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    First published in 1928, Herbert Asbury’s “The Gangs of New York” is probably best remembered today as the source material for Martin Scorsese’s 2002 film of the same name. According to the original publisher’s announcement “this is a history of New York’s underworld, from its beginnings in revolutionary times down to its virtual end as an organized force for evil during the first decade of the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Gangs of New York

    An Informal History of the New York Underworld

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    Narrated by Peter Lerman ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 24 min

    This is the 1927 book that years later inspired the movie of the same name. It is a book about criminal violence, corrupt politics and police, and illicit sex. The City of New York, from the late colonial period up to the early twentieth century, was a bustling hub of commerce, industry, and immigration. For many the city was the gateway to a new life in America, and for many others it was a place ... Read more

    $22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Illusion

    An Informal History of Prohibition

    by Herbert Asbury ...
    Series series Dover Literature: Nonfiction
    "An absorbing and at times ironical humorous picture of the battle of Prohibition. Recommended." — Library JournalWith the passing of the Volstead Act, the United States embraced Prohibition as the law of the land. From 1920 to 1933, the well-intentioned ban of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors gave rise to a flourishing culture of bootleggers, gangsters, and ... Read more

    $11.59 USD