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The gangs of New York : an informal history of the underworld
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- ISBN: 9781560252757 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1560252758 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
xvi, 366 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Thunder's Mouth Press ; [Emeryville, CA] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2001]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Previously published: New York : Paragon House, 1990. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-356) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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Subject: | Gangs New York (State) New York Gangs New York (État) New York New York (N.Y.) Social conditions New York (N.Y.) Conditions sociales |