Herbert Asbury

18 books

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

Herbert Asbury

318 pages • first pub 1933 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Devil of Pei-Ling by Herbert Asbury

The Devil of Pei-Ling

Herbert Asbury

176 pages • first pub 1927 (editions)

dark mysterious slow-paced
Die Unterwelt von New York. Kriminalgeschichte einer Großstadt by Herbert Asbury, Marguerite Thesing

Die Unterwelt von New York. Kriminalgeschichte einer Großstadt

Herbert Asbury, Marguerite Thesing

missing page info • first pub 1927 (editions)

informative reflective slow-paced
The French Quarter by Herbert Asbury, Herbert Asbury
The French Quarter
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Herbert Asbury, Herbert Asbury

The French Quarter

Herbert Asbury, Herbert Asbury

missing page info • first pub 1936 (editions)

fiction crime history dark informative slow-paced
Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld by Herbert Asbury, Betty J. Craige

Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld

Herbert Asbury, Betty J. Craige

377 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime dark informative medium-paced
The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition by Herbert Asbury

The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition

Herbert Asbury

344 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

nonfiction informative tense fast-paced
NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat by Clint Willis, Clint Willis, Herbert Asbury, Thomas Byrnes
NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat
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Clint Willis, Clint Willis, Herbert Asbury, Thomas Byrnes

NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat

Clint Willis, Clint Willis, Herbert Asbury, Thomas Byrnes

missing page info • first pub 2002 (editions)

challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Up from Methodism: A Memoir of a Man Gone to the Devil by Herbert Asbury, Roy Blount Jr.
Up from Methodism: A Memoir of a Man Gone to the Devil
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Herbert Asbury, Roy Blount Jr.

Up from Methodism: A Memoir of a Man Gone to the Devil

Herbert Asbury, Roy Blount Jr.

224 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction religion emotional funny reflective medium-paced