{"product_id":"the-real-gangs-of-new-wallace-edwards-9781491234303","title":"The Real Gangs of New York","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e★★★ Is true better than fiction? ★★★\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subject of a classic history by Herbert Asbury and an Academy Award-nominated film by Martin Scorsese, the gangs of The Five Points in New York have become the stuff of legend. But how much is legend and how much is fact?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this short book, we examine the original gangs of the Five Points in New York and see how accurate the film was (spoiler alert: not very) and what Asbury may have gotten wrong in his original research on this era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Bowery Boys to the Dead Rabbits, we look at the gangs that operated not just in the Five Points, but also those who wanted a piece of the action there and engaged in gang wars that would leave even modern thugs quivering in their boots \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallace Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149123430X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491234303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Wallace Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989900001535,"sku":"9781491234303","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f64c67a9-5de2-483c-a55d-31199467d245.jpg?v=1683301971","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-real-gangs-of-new-wallace-edwards-9781491234303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}