The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Herbert Asbury

The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld

The Gangs of New York #1

Herbert Asbury

366 pages first pub 1927 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

First published in 1928, Herbert Asbury's whirlwind tour through the low-life of nineteenth-century New York has become an indispensible classic of urban history. Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and th...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 132 reviews

Moods

informative 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Average rating

3.38

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.