Herbert Asbury

Also known as

Asbury HHerbert AeburyASBURY,HERBERTHERBERT ASBURY

Herbert Asbury (September 1, 1891 – February 24, 1963) 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.

Born 1891-01-01

Died 1963-01-01

Identifiers

WikidataQ3182406
VIAF3145971311432331291
ISNI0000000110617002
Internet Archivelegangdinewyorku0000asbu
Open LibraryOL562692A

Top Subjects

Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions (3)
Chicago (Ill.) -- History (2)
Crime -- Illinois -- Chicago (2)
Chicago (Ill.) -- Moral conditions (2)
Methodist Church -- Controversial literature. (1)
Asbury, Herbert, 1891-1963 -- Childhood and youth. (1)
Methodists -- Missouri -- Farmington -- Biography. (1)

Books by Herbert Asbury

Total count: 24

Up from Methodism

Alfred A. Knopf1926-01-01
Hearst comes to Atlanta.

1926-01-01
A Methodist saintthe life of Bishop Asbury

Knopf1927-01-01
The devil of Pei-Ling

A.L. Burt1927-01-01
Not at night!

Macy-Masius1928-01-01
The gangs of New Yorkan informal history of the underworld

Garden City Pub. Co.1928-01-01
The tick of the clock.

Macy-Masius1928-01-01
Carry Nation,

A.A. Knopf1929-01-01
Ye olde fire laddies

A. A. Knopf1930-01-01
Barbary CoastAn Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld

Alfred A. Knopf1933-01-01
All around the town

Knopf1934-01-01
The French Quarteran informal history of the New Orleans underworld

Jarrolds1936-01-01
Sucker's progressan informal history of gambling in America from the colonies to Canfield

Dodd, Mead & company1938-01-01
The French quarter;An informal history of the New Orleans underworld

Garden City Pub. Co1938-01-01
Gem of the prairiean informal history of the Chicago underworld

A. A. Knopf1940-01-01
The Chicago underworld

Ace Books1940-01-01
The underworld of Chicagoan informal history of the Chicago underworld.

R. Hale1941-01-01
The golden floodan informal history of America's first oil field

A.A. Knopf1942-01-01
The great illusionan informal history of prohibition[1st ed.]

Doubleday1950-01-01
Gambling on the Western rivers

Public Library1956-01-01
The gangs of Chicagoan informal history of the Chicago underworld

Thunder Mouth Press2002-01-01
The Gangs of New Orleans

Arrow Books2004-01-01
The Gangs of San Francisco

Arrow Books Ltd2004-07-01
Gangs of New York (with Original Illustrations)

Hythloday Press2023-01-01