Herbert Asbury
Herbert Asbury (1891-1963) was an American journalist and writer best known for his books detailing crime during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, such as The Gangs of New York (later adapted for film as Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York in 2002), Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld , The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld , and Sucker's Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America .
Herbert Asbury (1891-1963) was an American journalist and writer best known for his books detailing crime during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, such as The Gangs of New York (later adapted for film as Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York in 2002), Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld , The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld , and Sucker's Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America . See less
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The French quarter; an informal history of the New Orleans underworld
A history of the NOLA underbelly
by Thomas C, Jul 24, 2010
Although this is a dated history (written in1935) and uses language from direct quotes that would be highly offensive today it covers territory that few authors have attempted such as the Barataria ... Read More
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The French quarter; an informal history of the New Orleans underworld
Fun but sloppy
by Poquelin, Jan 21, 2010
This is a book of anecdotes, many of them fascinating but with little or no substantiation offered. It is obviously not of interest to scholarly readers but also not to general readers who simply ... Read More
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The French quarter; an informal history of the New Orleans underworld
New Orleans -Good Old Days
by Moritz, Jan 8, 2010
Great reading about the early days of New Orleans at the beginning. Read More
