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The Gangs of New York :

by Asbury, Herbert, frey50
Published by : Thunder's Mouth Press ; | Distributed by Publishers Group West (New York : | [Emeryville, CA] :) , 2001 Physical details: xvi, 366 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN:1560252758 (pbk.).
Subject(s): Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York. | New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
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300 - 399 Book Cart 364.106097471 Asb (Browse shelf) Available FUND: Gift 81605

Previously published: New York : Paragon House, 1990.

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.