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All Around the Town [EPUB ebook]

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In the immediate sequel to The Gangs of New York, Herbert Asbury expands his purview beyond the Five Corners into a wonderful and surprising history of the whole city of New York.All Around the Town brings to authentic life a memorable range of characters, grifters, murderers and madmen.From "The Sawing-Off of Manhattan Island" to "The Wickedest Man in New York" to "The Flour Riot of 1837, " these twenty-three lively and accessible accounts make for top-notch, eccentric popular history as told by a master.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781786259660 ● Publisher Hauraki Publishing ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4958801 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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