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Aug 28, 2010 i need a plot summary for the book gangs of new york by herbert asbury. Houses of illrepute slink alongside shanghaied sailors, and the tong wars. The subject of a classic history by herbert asbury and an academy award nominated film by martin scorsese, the gangs of the five points in new york. Gangs of new york by herbert asbury social history books at. Jul 01, 2008 the gangs of new york by herbert asbury, written in 1928, is a great read for those who love to read stories about crime and criminals that took place in new york city, dating back to the early 1800s. From the sawingoff of manhattan island to the wickedest man in new york to the flour riot of 1837. An informal history of the underworld herbert asbury, russell shorto on.
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An informal history of gambling in america and the. True to the title, the book is a history of crime both organized and not that permeated the dirty underbelly of new york city and its boroughs in the 19th and early 20th centuries. An informal history of the underworld by herbert asbury at indigo. The most powerful of the gangs had hundreds of members, and for a time held sway over much of the nightlife and criminal activities that occurred in sections of the city. It is a tour through a now unrecognizable city of abysmal poverty and habitual violence cobbled, as luc sante has written, from legend, memory, police records, the selfaggrandizements of aging crooks, popular journalism, and solid historical research. The gangs of new york was the basis of martin scorceses 2003 film.
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