The gangs of New York an informal history of the underworld
Discusses the various gangs of nineteenth-century New York, such as the Plug Uglies, the Dead Rabbits, and the Bowery Boys, and describes the settings of their activities, such as saloon halls and gambling dens, covering figures such as Dandy John Dolan, Bill the Butcher and Hell-Cat Maggie.
| Main Author: | Asbury, Herbert, 1891-1963. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st Vintage books ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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
- Draft riots (continued)
- 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
- Bibliography
- Index.