The Gangs of New York

Overview

The basis of Martin Scorcese's acclaimed 2003 film, The Gangs of New York is a dramatic and entertaining glimpse at a city's dark past.Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and the notorious Five Points district, The Gangs of New York dramatically evokes the destitution and shocking violence of a turbulent era, when colorfully named criminals like Dandy John Dolan, Bill the Butcher, and Hell-Cat Maggie lurked in the shadows, and infamous gangs like the Plug Uglies, the Dead Rabbits, and the Bowery Boys ruled the streets. A rogues' gallery of prostitutes, pimps, poisoners, pickpockets, murderers, and thieves, Herbert Asbury's whirlwind tour through the low life of nineteenth-century New York has become an indispensible classic of urban history.

Details

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published

2008-07-01

Pages

400

Language

EN

Categories

History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA), True Crime / Organized Crime, History / United States / 19th Century

ISBN-13

9780307388988