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Author Asbury, Herbert, 1891-1963.

Title The gangs of New York : an informal history of the underworld / by Herbert Asbury ; [foreword by Jorge Luis Borges].

Publication Info. New York : Thunder's Mouth Press ; [Emeryville, CA] : Distributed by Publishers Group West 2001.
1990.

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Location Call No. Status
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  364.106 ASB    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  364.106 ASB    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  364.106 ASBURY    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  364.1 ASB    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  364.106 ASBURY    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  364.106 ASBURY    DUE 04-27-24
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  364.106 ASBURY c.2  Check Shelf
Description xvi, 366 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Note Previously published: New York : Paragon House, 1990.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-356) and index.
Contents Foreword by Jorge Luis Borges -- Introduction -- Cradle of the gangs -- Early gangs of the Bowery and Five Points -- Sin along the water front -- River pirates -- Killing of Bill the Butcher -- Police and Dead Rabbit Riots -- Draft Riots -- When New York was really wicked -- King of the bank robbers -- Whyos and their times -- Kingdoms of the gangs -- Prince of gangsters -- Wars of the Tongs -- Last of the gang wars -- Passing of the gangster -- Slang of the early gangsters.
Subject Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
ISBN 1560252758 paperback
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