The Real Gangs of New York (Paperback)

The subject of a classic history by Herbert Asbury and an Academy Award nominated film by Martin Scorsese, the gangs of The Five Points in New York have become the stuff of legend. But how much is legend and how much is fact? In this short book we examine the original gangs of the Five Points in New York and see how accurate the film was (spoiler alert: not very) and what Asbury may have gotten wrong in his original research on this era. From the Bowery Boys to the Dead Rabbits, we look at the gangs that operated not just in the Five Points, but also those who wanted a piece of the action there and engaged in gang wars that would leave even modern thugs quivering in their boots

General

Imprint:	Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Organized Crime, 5
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Authors:	Wallace Edwards
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	104
ISBN-13:	978-1-4912-3430-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism
LSN:	1-4912-3430-X
Barcode:	9781491234303

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