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The Gangs of New York

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The Gangs of New York has long been hand-passed among its cult readership. It is a tour through a now unrecognizable city of abysmal poverty and habitual violence cobbled, as Luc Sante has written, "from legend, memory, police records, the self-aggrandizements of aging crooks, popular journalism, and solid historical research." Asbury presents the definitive work on this subject, an illumination of the gangs of old New York that ultimately gave rise to the modern Mafia and its depiction in films like The Godfather.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: October 30, 2001

ISBN: 1560252758

ISBN 13: 9781560252757

The Gangs of New York

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The Gangs of New York has long been hand-passed among its cult readership. It is a tour through a now unrecognizable city of abysmal poverty and habitual violence cobbled, as Luc Sante has written, "from legend, memory, police records, the self-aggrandizements of aging crooks, popular journalism, and solid historical research." Asbury presents the definitive work on this subject, an illumination of the gangs of old New York that ultimately gave rise to the modern Mafia and its depiction in films like The Godfather.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: October 30, 2001

ISBN: 1560252758

ISBN 13: 9781560252757

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