The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Asbury, Herbert
The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Asbury, Herbert

The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld

The basis of Martin Scorcese's acclaimed 2003 film, The Gangs of New York is a dramatic and...
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Author: Herbert Asbury
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The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Asbury, Herbert

The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld

$212.47
The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Asbury, Herbert

The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld

$212.47
Author: Herbert Asbury
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

The basis of Martin Scorcese's acclaimed 2003 film, The Gangs of New York is a dramatic and entertaining glimpse at a city's dark past.

Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and the notorious Five Points district, The Gangs of New York dramatically 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, Herbert Asbury's whirlwind tour through the low life of nineteenth-century New York has become an indispensible classic of urban history.



Author: Herbert Asbury
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.22w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780307388988

About the Author

Herbert Asbury, an early 20th-century journalist, made a name for himself by documenting the gangs, pimps, prostitutes, and thieves that thrived in the underbellies of New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans. His works, still in print after seventy-five years, are often hailed as the best snapshots of their time period. The Gangs of New York was the basis of Martin Scorcese's 2003 film.


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