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"The Gangs Of New York" 1950 ASBURY, Herbert
$150
ASBURY, Herbert
[217] pp.
Avon Publishing Co., Inc.
1950
6 1/4" x 4 1/4"
The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld is an American non-fiction book by Herbert Asbury, first published in 1928 by Alfred A. Knopf. It was the basis for Martin Scorsese's 2002 film Gangs of New York.
Asbury published an article, "The Old-Time Gangs of New York", in The American Mercury in 1927, which was incorporated into the book published the following year.
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