Herbert Asbury

18 books

The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld by Herbert Asbury

The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld

Herbert Asbury

512 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime informative slow-paced
The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld by Herbert Asbury

The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld

Herbert Asbury

379 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime informative slow-paced
The Gangs Of New Orleans: An Informal History of the French Quarter Underworld by Herbert Asbury

The Gangs Of New Orleans: An Informal History of the French Quarter Underworld

The Gangs of New York #1

Herbert Asbury

384 pages • first pub 1936 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime informative slow-paced
The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury

The Gangs of New York

The Gangs of New York #1

Herbert Asbury

384 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime challenging informative slow-paced
The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld by Herbert Asbury

The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld

The Gangs of New York #1

Herbert Asbury

366 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark informative slow-paced
Sucker's Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America by Herbert Asbury

Sucker's Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America

Herbert Asbury

576 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime challenging informative medium-paced
All Around the Town by Herbert Asbury

All Around the Town

The Gangs of New York #2

Herbert Asbury

364 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark informative tense medium-paced
All Around the Town: Murder, Scandal, Riot and Mayhem in Old New York by Herbert Asbury
All Around the Town: Murder, Scandal, Riot and Mayhem in Old New York
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Herbert Asbury

All Around the Town: Murder, Scandal, Riot and Mayhem in Old New York

Herbert Asbury

250 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction crime history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Barbary Coast - Gold, girls, gambling dens; the garish story of San Francisco from '49 to the Great Fire by Herbert Asbury
The Barbary Coast - Gold, girls, gambling dens; the garish story of San Francisco from '49 to the Great Fire
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Herbert Asbury

The Barbary Coast - Gold, girls, gambling dens; the garish story of San Francisco from '49 to the Great Fire

Herbert Asbury

280 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)

THE BARBARY COAST: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld by Herbert Asbury
THE BARBARY COAST: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld
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Herbert Asbury

THE BARBARY COAST: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld

Herbert Asbury

364 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)