Gangs of New York An Informal History of the Underworld

Name: Gangs of New York An Informal History of the Underworld
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ISBN: 9780307388988

ISBN-10: 0307388980

ISBN-13: 9780307388988

Edition: 2008

Authors: Herbert Asbury

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First published in 1928, Herbert Asbury's whirlwind tour through the low-life ofnineteenth-century New York has become an indispensible classic of urban history. Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and the notorious Five Points district,The Gangs of New Yorkdramatically evokes the destitution and shocking violence of a turbulent era, when colorfully named criminals like Dandy John Dolan, Bill the Butcher, and Hell-Cat Maggie lurked in the shadows, and infamous gangs like the Plug Uglies, the Dead Rabbits, and the Bowery Boys ruled the streets. A rogues gallery of prostitutes, pimps, poisoners, pickpockets, murderers, and thieves,The Gangs of New…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.09" wide x 7.95" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction



The Cradle of the Gangs



Early Gangs of the Bowery and Five Points



Sin Along the Water Front



River Pirates



The Killing of Bill the Butcher



The Police and Dead Rabbit Riots



The Draft Riots



The Draft Riots (Continued)



When New York Was Really Wicked



The King of the Bank Robbers



The Whyos and Their Times



Kingdoms of the Gangs



The Prince of Gangsters



The Wars of the Tongs



The Last of the Gang Wars



The Passing of the Gangster


Slang of the Early Gangsters


Bibliography


Index