{"product_id":"the-gangs-of-new-york-isbn-9780307388988","title":"The Gangs of New York","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe basis of Martin Scorcese's acclaimed 2003 film, \u003ci\u003eThe Gangs of New York\u003c\/i\u003e is a dramatic and entertaining glimpse at a city's dark past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and  the notorious Five Points district, \u003ci\u003eThe Gangs of New York\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\"A distinct contribution to Americana. . . . The tale is one of blood, excitement, and debauchery.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the essential works of the city. . . . It owns a direct pipeline to the city's unconscious.”\u003cbr\u003e—Luc Sante, author of \u003ci\u003eLow Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A univeral history of infamy, the history of the gangs of New York contains all the confusion and cruelty of the barbarian cosmologies.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jorge Luis Borges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best American books of its kind. Mr. Asbury writes in a direct and engaging manner.” \u003cbr\u003e—Edmund Pearson, \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Review of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert Asbury\u003c\/b\u003e, an early 20th-century journalist, made a name for himself by documenting  the gangs, pimps, prostitutes, and thieves that thrived in the underbellies of New  York, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans. His works, still in print after seventy-five  years, are often hailed as the best snapshots of their time period\u003ci\u003e. The Gangs of  New York \u003c\/i\u003ewas the basis of Martin Scorcese's 2003 film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233670639845,"sku":"NP9780307388988","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307388988.jpg?v=1767739467","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-gangs-of-new-york-isbn-9780307388988","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}