Crimes of New York
Subtitle: stories of crooks, killers and corruption from the world's toughest city
By: edited by Clint Willis.
Contributors: Willis, Clint.
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Crime -- New York (State) -- New York; Criminals -- New York (State) -- New York
Description: Fourteen stories from New York's criminal past cover the field, from draft riots during the Civil War to prohibition, modern-day gang violence, and murder.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 290).
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Notes from the underground / Pete Hamill; title: Mom, murder ain't polite / Meyer Berger; title: Wily Wilby / St. Clair McKelway; title: Persecution of the Reverend Dr. Dix / Herbert Asbury; title: from The gangs of New York / Herbert Asbury; title: from Low life : lures and snares of old New York / Luc Sante; title: from Plunkitt of Tammany Hall / George Washington Plunkitt and William L. Riordon; title: from Rogues' gallery / Thomas Byrnes; title: Annals of Manhattan crime / Patrick M. Wall; title: Jeeves and the unbidden guest / P. G. Wodehouse; title: from Conversations with the Capeman / Richard Jacoby; title: High life and strange times of the pope of pot / Mike Sager; title: Marisa and Jeff / Calvin Trillin; title: Shit-kickers of Madison Avenue / Lillian Ross.