The Gangs of New York
Asbury, Herbert / Lerman, Peter![The Gangs of New York](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/456/45691462/CHSBZCOP0345691462.jpg)
This is the 1927 book that years later inspired the movie of the same name. It is a book about criminal violence, corrupt politics and police, and illicit sex. The City of New York, from the late colonial period up to the early twentieth century, was a bustling hub of commerce, industry, and immigration. For many the city was the gateway to a new life in America, and for many others it was a place to steal a buck from their fellow New Yorkers ...