The gangs of New York : an informal history of the underworld /

Examines New York's gangs of the nineteenth century and charts their influence on the underworld in the twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asbury, Herbert, 1891-1963 (Author)
Other Authors: Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986 (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, [2001]
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Description
Summary:Examines New York's gangs of the nineteenth century and charts their influence on the underworld in the twentieth century.
Item Description:First published: Garden City Publishing Company, (Garden City, N.Y., 1927). Published also: Alfred A. Knopf (New York and London, 1928).
Previously published: New York : Paragon House, 1990.
Physical Description:xvi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-356) and index.
ISBN:1560252758
9781560252757
9780099436744
0099436744