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The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld (Illinois)
The Gangs of Chicago An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld - Illinois
Author: Herbert Asbury
This classic history of crime tells how Chicago’s underworld earned—and kept—its reputation. Recounting the lives of such notorious denizens as the original Mickey Finn, the mass murderer H. H. Holmes, and the three Car Barn Bandits, Asbury reveals life as it was lived in the criminal districts of the Levee, Hell’s Half-Acre,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781560254546
ISBN-10: 1560254548
Publication Date: 9/4/2002
Pages: 432
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1.6 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Book Type: Paperback
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mugndoli avatar reviewed The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld (Illinois) on + 91 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
dry dry dry.... more than you will ever want to know about the gangs of chicago.
had to force myself to finish this after just 2 pages and regret the time i spent on it...
i suppose if you need this information for a research paper it would be excellent.
ugh- perhaps the dullest book i have ever read
i am only sorry there is not a "no star" option to rate it

update- i just read the book blurb- that was 100thousandmillion times more exciting than the book......
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