The hatchet men
Subtitle: the story of the tong wars in San Francisco's Chinatown
By: Richard H. Dillon.
Publisher: Coward-McCann
Published: 1962
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
Subjects: Tongs (Secret societies) -- California -- San Francisco -- History.; Crime -- California -- San Francisco -- History.; Chinatown (San Francisco, Calif.) -- History.; San Francisco (Calif.) -- History.
Description: Story of a handful of well organized Chinese criminals who ruled Chinatown from the 1880's until the earthquake of 1906.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-375).