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The Gangs of New York
by Asbury, Herbert
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1560252758
- ISBN 13
- 9781560252757
- Seller
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About This Item
Thunder's Mouth Press, 1998. Very Good paperback foreward by Jorge Luis Borges. Softcover. Very Good.
Synopsis
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 sevety-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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- Bookseller
- The Book House - St. Louis (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230522-MB23
- Title
- The Gangs of New York
- Author
- Asbury, Herbert
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1560252758
- ISBN 13
- 9781560252757
- Publisher
- Thunder's Mouth Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- American, History, City, Gangs, Five Points, Dead Rabbits, Underground, Poverty, Irish, Immigrants
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
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