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Title: The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld (Illinois) by Herbert Asbury ISBN: 1-56025-454-8 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great, with one exception
Comment: I enjoyed reading this book, but it was written some time ago. The original copyright is 1940. In fact, it was written at a time when investigative journalism was still colored by the author's blatant opinions, details considered too gruesome were left out (although there are some), and fact and fiction blended without too much trouble.
It covers the time from the Chicago area's first settlement up to about the time of prohibition, but gang activity during prohibition is not a huge part of the book.
The problem with this edition of the book is that my copy was missing a significant section. Pages 187-218 were missing and they hadn't just fallen out. If they had fallen out, there would be a gap on the paperback's spine. There is none, so I would say there was an error at the printer's. My copy abruptly stops toward the end of the story of H.H. Holmes, the World's Fair serial killer, and then goes 30+ pages ahead, picking up at the end of the story of Buff Higgins. I have no idea what subject matter is missing, only that my page numbers skip and there is no continuity.
If you do get this book, check those pages immediately to see if my experience was isolated or there was a problem with the entire print run.
Rating: 5
Summary: oldie but goodie
Comment: Though the publishers would have you believe otherwise, this is not a contempary sequal to the "Gangs of New York" movie. It was written over 50 years, with a different title. Regardless of the marketing, it is a great read. The detailed descriptions of street locations make it especially appealing. (Many of the key vice districts of Chicago's past are now occupied by housing projects or posh townhomes.) The book is very quick moving and entertaining.
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Title: The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Herbert Asbury, Jorge Luis Borges ISBN: 1560252758 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld by Herbert Asbury ISBN: 1560254947 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld by Herbert Asbury ISBN: 1560254084 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: All Around the Town: The Sequel to the Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury ISBN: 1560255218 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Outfit: The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America by Gus Russo ISBN: 1582341761 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Pub. Date: 24 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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