by Herbert Asbury · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788435065092
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«Gangs de Nueva York» is the historical essay by Herbert Asbury, published by Edhasa in hardback (512 pages, in Spanish).
Chronicle of the New York underworld between 1800 and 1925: Asbury traces the birth of the first organized gangs, their most famous leaders, their heists, and their ties to the city's political and economic power. Documented and full of anecdotes, this cult book served as the basis for the film of the same name by Martin Scorsese.
The Spanish translation is by Carme Font Paz; the original, Gangs of New York, was published in 1927.
For readers interested in social and urban history, criminology, and early 20th-century New York.
Herbert Asbury was an American journalist and writer best known for his books detailing crime during the 19th and early-20th centuries, such as Gem of the Prairie: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld, The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld, Sucker's Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America and The Gangs of New York.
