Herbert Asbury

11 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
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
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)

informative tense fast-paced