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

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This classic history of crime tells how Chicago's underworld earned and kept its reputation.

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