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Herbert Asbury

Herbert Asbury (September 1, 1891 – 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, Sucker's Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America and The Gangs of New York.

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American journalist

Born 1891
Died 1963

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  • Cover of: The Gangs of New York

    First published in 1928 35 editions in 5 languages — 12 previewable Cover of edition gangsofnewyork0000herb Cover of edition gangsofnewyorkin0000asbu_d1c8 Cover of edition gangsofnewyorkin00asbu Cover of edition gyanguobunyuyoku0000asbu Cover of edition gangsofnewyorkin0000asbu Cover of edition gangsdenuevayork0000asbu Cover of edition gangsofnewyorka00asbu Cover of edition gangsofnewyorkin0000asbu_c7e3 Cover of edition legangdinewyorku0000asbu
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  • Cover of: The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld

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  • Cover of: The Barbary coast: an informal history of the San Francisco underworld

    First published in 1933 18 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition isbn_0345236742165 Cover of edition barbarycoastinfo0000herb Cover of edition barbarycoastinfo0000asbu Cover of edition barbarycoast0000unse Cover of edition bwb_P8-DDB-590
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  • Cover of: The great illusion: an informal history of prohibition.

    First published in 1950 10 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Sucker's progress

    First published in 1938 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition suckersprogress0000unse Cover of edition suckersprogressi0000asbu Cover of edition suckersprogressi0000herb
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  • Cover of: Up from Methodism

    First published in 1926 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition upfrommethodism00asbu
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  • Cover of: All around the town

    First published in 1934 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Gangs of Chicago

    First published in 1986 5 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition gangsofchicagoin0000asbu_u8g6 Cover of edition gangsofchicagoin0000asbu_h5b5 Cover of edition gangsofchicago0000asbu
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  • Cover of: Not at Night!

    First published in 1928 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Gem of the prairie: an informal history of the Chicago underworld

    First published in 1940 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition gemofprairieinfo0000asbu Cover of edition gemofprairieinfo0000herb
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  • Cover of: A Methodist Saint: The Life of Bishop Asbury

    First published in 1927 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition methodistsaintli0000asbu
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  • Cover of: The devil of Pei-Ling

    First published in 1927 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Gambling on the Western rivers

    First published in 1956 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition gamblingonwester00asbu
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  • Cover of: Carry Nation

    First published in 1929 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Ye olde fire laddies

    First published in 1930 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Gangs of New Orleans

    First published in 2004 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Gangs of San Francisco

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  • Cover of: The Western Gate: a San Francisco reader

    First published in 1952 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Gangs of New York (with Original Illustrations)

    First published in 2023 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The French quarter;: An informal history of the New Orleans underworld

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American journalist

Born 1891
Died 1963
Subjects
Crime, History, Social conditions, Gangs, Moral conditions, Crime and criminals, Crime, united states, Criminals, Gambling, Conditions sociales, New orleans (la.), history, Prohibition, San francisco (calif.), social conditions, United states, moral conditions, Asbury, Francis, bp.,, Biography, California, Chicago, Chicago (ill.), social conditions, Childhood and youth, Chinatown, Condiciones sociales, Conditions morales, Controversial literature, Crimen organizado
Places
Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, New York (N.Y.), United States, New York, New York (State), San Francisco (Calif.), Basin Street, California, Camp Street, Congo Square, Farmington, Farmington (Mo.), Louisiana, Manhattan, Mississippi River, Missouri, NY's Chinatown, New Orleans, New Orleans (La.), Pennsylvania, San Francisco, Storyville, Vieux Carré
People
Herbert Asbury, Carry Amelia Nation (1846-1911), Francis Asbury (1745-1816), Herbert Asbury (1891-1963), Jean Lafitte, William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951)
Time
1719, 1743-53, 1830, 1857, 1870-1938, 1874, 1928

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  • Herbert Aebury
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  • HERBERT ASBURY

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March 30, 2024 Edited by Lisa merge authors
May 7, 2023 Edited by AgentSapphire shorter bio
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March 17, 2023 Edited by Lisa merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import