Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York
From opium dens to the Bowery's suicide saloons, this lively, learned work of outlaw urban history ushers readers through the dark heart of New York City in the years between 1840 and 1919. "A systematic, well-researched historical account of . . . corruption, vice, and miscellaneous mayhem . . ....
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From opium dens to the Bowery's suicide saloons, this lively, learned work of outlaw urban history ushers readers through the dark heart of New York City in the years between 1840 and 1919. "A systematic, well-researched historical account of . . . corruption, vice, and miscellaneous mayhem . . . well-crafted and tightly written. Boston Globe. 63 photographs.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679738763 (0679738762)
ASIN: 679738762
Publish date: September 29th 1992
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
American,
Mystery,
Geography,
American History,
Sociology,
Crime,
New York,
True Crime,
Cities,
Urban Studies
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