Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New YorkFrom opium dens to the Bowery's suicide saloons, this lively, learned work of outlaw urban history ushers readers through the dark heart of New York City in the years between 1840 and 1919. "A systematic, well-researched historical account of . . . corruption, vice, and miscellaneous mayhem . . . well-crafted and tightly written. Boston Globe. 63 photographs. |
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Comentariu Utilizator - datrappert - LibraryThingIt took me much longer than it should have to finish this book, because I was constantly putting it down to look up people on Wikipedia or to track down referenced books on Project Gutenberg or ... Citiți recenzia completă
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Comentariu Utilizator - EricCostello - LibraryThingA generally good book, with a handful of flaws. Sante, in this volume, gives an oversight of what New York City was like from roughly the 1830s to the end of World War I, going through various aspects ... Citiți recenzia completă
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Informații bibliografice
| Titlu | Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York Volumul 0 din Vintage departures |
| Autor | Luc Sante |
| Ediție | retipărită |
| Editor | Vintage Books, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0679738762, 9780679738763 |
| Lungime | 414 pagini |
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