The Gangs of New York - Asbury, Herbert
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First published in 1928, Herbert Asbury's "The Gangs of New York" is probably best remembered today as the source material for Martin Scorsese's 2002 film of the same name. According to the original publisher's announcement "this is a history of New York's underworld, from its beginnings in revolutionary times down to its virtual end as an organized force for evil during the first decade of the present century." "The Gangs of New York" is all of this and much more, a rogues' gallery of arch criminals who spread terror in little old New York when the Bowery flourished. Chinatown was lurid with…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
First published in 1928, Herbert Asbury's "The Gangs of New York" is probably best remembered today as the source material for Martin Scorsese's 2002 film of the same name. According to the original publisher's announcement "this is a history of New York's underworld, from its beginnings in revolutionary times down to its virtual end as an organized force for evil during the first decade of the present century." "The Gangs of New York" is all of this and much more, a rogues' gallery of arch criminals who spread terror in little old New York when the Bowery flourished. Chinatown was lurid with feuds, and Five Points was a place to avoid both by day and night. An important contribution to American criminology at the end of the 19th century, this volume contains vivid accounts of gang methods, the draft riots, the tong wars, the Bowery, Hell's Kitchen, Tammany Hall's relation to the gangs, and an amazing glossary of underworld slang. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
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Herbert Asbury, an early 20th-century journalist, made a name for himself by documenting the gangs, pimps, prostitutes, and thieves that thrived in the underbellies of New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans. His works, still in print after seventy-five years, are often hailed as the best snapshots of their time period. The Gangs of New York was the basis of Martin Scorcese's 2003 film.