{"product_id":"the-real-gangs-of-new-york-paperback","title":"The Real Gangs of New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWallace Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117594742919,"sku":"9781491234303","price":13.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8cd09e17b995541968578e83dbeaa421.webp?v=1732525954","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-real-gangs-of-new-york-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}