The Gangs Of Chicago by Herbert Asbury
An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld
A brisk, anecdotal chronicle of Chicago’s criminal underworld from the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth, it traces the rise and fall of street gangs and organized crime, their turf wars, vice trades (saloons, gambling, prostitution) and violent methods. The book links these illicit enterprises to corrupt politicians and compromised law enforcement, portraying how brutality, patronage and poverty helped shape the city’s social and political life.
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- Published
- 1940
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- American
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- English
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