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Author Seligman, Scott D., author.

Title Tong wars : the untold story of vice, money, and murder in New York's Chinatown / Scott D. Seligman.

Publication Info. New York : Viking, 2016.

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  364.1060 SEL    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  364.106 SEL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  364.106 SE48    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.106 SELIGMAN    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  364.106 SELIGMAN    Check Shelf
Description 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents An "army of almond-eyed exiles" -- The gamblers' union -- "A clear case of corruption" -- The Chinese Parkhursts -- The war begins -- "A regular highbinder, six-shooter war dance on the Bowery" -- A price on Tom Lee's head -- The Chinese Theatre massacre -- Profit sharing -- Have gun, will travel -- The four brothers' war -- Mock Duck's luck runs out -- Chinatown: renovated, disinfected, and evacuated -- The defection of Chin Jack Lem -- Coexistence -- Epilogue.
Summary "Reading like a true-crime novel, this history of the vice district and gang wars of New York's Chinatown from the 1890s through the 1930s describes the widespread fight to control the district's gambling, opium and prostitution,"--NoveList.
Subject Chinese American gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Chinese American criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
Chinatown (New York, NY) -- History -- 20th century.
Other Form: Online version: Seligman, Scott D., author. Tong wars New York : Viking, 2016 9780399562297 (DLC) 2016031896
ISBN 9780399562273 (hardcover)
0399562273 (hardcover)
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