name: Herbert Asbury
birth_date: 1889-09-01 00:00:00
death_date: 1963-02-24 00:00:00
genres: Nonfiction
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about: Herbert Asbury (September 1, 1889 – February 24, 1963) was an American journalist and writer best known for his books detailing crime during the 19th and early-20th centuries, such as Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld, The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld and The Gangs of New York.