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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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    First published in 1940 1 edition in 1 language
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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
  • ASBURY,HERBERT
  • HERBERT ASBURY

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