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The Gangs Of New York
The classic book about gangs in 19th century New York, now filmed for Miramax by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo di Caprio, Liam Neeson and others.
The Gangs of Chicago
This classic history of crime tells how Chicago's underworld earned--and kept--its reputation. Recounting the lives of such notorious denizens as the original Mickey Finn, the mass …
The Gangs Of Chicago
This classic history of crime tells how the Chicago underworld earned - and kept - its notorious reputation, from the time it was settled to the Prohibition days of the 1920s. …
The French Quarter
The notorious underworld of the "French Quarter" is revealed in all its glory, from gamblers and prostitutes to high stakes murderers and gangsters, in a new edition of the long …
The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld
The basis of Martin Scorcese's acclaimed 2003 film, The Gangs of New York is a dramatic and entertaining glimpse at a city's dark past.Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, …
Gangs of New Orleans
This volume is a history of the criminal underworld of early 20th-century New Orleans, by the author of "The Gangs of New York" and "The Gangs of Chicago". It chronicles such …
Gangs of San Francisco
Herbert Asbury, author of The Gangs of New York and The Gangs of Chicago, turns his attention to chronicle the seedy underworld of San Francisco, from its gold-rush glories to its …
The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition
"An absorbing and at times ironical humorous picture of the battle of prohibition. Recommended." -- Library Journal. Written by the bestselling author of The Gangs of New York, …
Not at Night!
Sucker's Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America from the Colonies to Canfield
The Barbary Coast
The history of the Barbary Coast properly begins with the gold rush to California in 1849. If the precious yellow metal hadn't been discovered ...the development of San …
Sucker's Progress
From the great raconteur of the American underworld, and author of The Gangs of New York, comes Sucker's Progress: An Information History of Gambling in America.From Midwestern …