Herbert Asbury was an American journalist and writer whose work focused on detailing crime during the 19th and early 20th centuries. He became best known for his books that explored the darker aspects of American cities during these eras. His writing excelled at uncovering hidden narratives and behind-the-scenes events that shaped urban life. Asbury's work offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of the American underworld.
"Recommended." — Library Journal. Written by the bestselling author of The Gangs of New York, this wide-ranging survey of the Prohibition era is populated by bootleggers, gangsters, and corrupt police as well as such reformers as Frances E. Willard.
Home to the notorious 'Blue Book', which listed the names and addresses of every prostitute living in the city, New Orleans's infamous red-light district gained a reputation as one of the most raucous in the world. číst celé
This classic history of crime tells how the Chicago underworld earned - and kept - its notorious reputation, from the time it was settled to the Prohibition days of the 1920s.
The Gangs of New York is a tour through a now unrecognisable city of abysmal poverty and habitual violence cobbled from legend, memory, police records, the self-aggrandizements of aging crooks, popular journalism, and solid historical research. Asbury pre