The Del-Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld - Couverture souple

Asbury, Herbert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1569249911 ISBN 13 : 9781569249918

Editeur : Basic Books, 1994

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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. "A universal history of infamy [that] contains all the confusion and cruelty of the barbarian cosmologies...."—Jorge Luis Borges "The tale is one of blood, excitement and debauchery."—The New York Times Book Review "The Gangs of New York is one of the essential works of the city...."—Luc Sante, The New York Review of Books

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Gangs of New York is a tour through a now unrecognisable city of abysmal poverty and habitual violence centred around the infamous slum of Five Points, with its rival Irish and American gangs. Cobbled from legend, memory, police records, the self-aggrandizements of aging crooks, popular journalism, and solid historical research, this is a powerful account of New York City's tumultuos past. 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 cult films like The Godfather.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1569249911
• ISBN 13: 9781569249918
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
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