The gangs of New York : an informal history of the underworld / by Herbert Asbury ; [foreword by Jorge Luis Borges].
By: Asbury, Herbert.
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BookPublisher: New York : [Emeryville, Calif.] : Thunder's Mouth Press ; Distributed by Publishers Group West [2001]Description: xvi, 366 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1560252758 (pbk.).Subject(s): Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York | New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions | Gangs -- New York (N.Y.) | New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 364.1/06/097471 Summary: Draws from a variety of sources to describe the most infamous figures, places, and events to shape New York City's gang underworld from the early nineteenth century through the early twentieth.
Previously published: New York : Paragon House, 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-356) and index.
Draws from a variety of sources to describe the most infamous figures, places, and events to shape New York City's gang underworld from the early nineteenth century through the early twentieth.
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