All Around the Town: Murder, Scandal, Riot and Mayhem in Old New York (Adrenaline Classics Ser.)
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- Synopsis
- In the immediate sequel to The Gangs of New York, Herbert Asbury expands his purview beyond the Five Corners into a wonderful and surprising history of the whole city of New York.All Around the Town brings to authentic life a memorable range of characters, grifters, murderers and madmen.From "The Sawing-Off of Manhattan Island" to "The Wickedest Man in New York" to "The Flour Riot of 1837," these twenty-three lively and accessible accounts make for top-notch, eccentric popular history as told by a master.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781786259660
- Publisher:
- Pickle Partners Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 03/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Pickle Partners Publishing
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.