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2003 Trade paperback GoodSome scrapes and scuffs on cover/Small stains on side and bottom of book/Small tears on corners/Slight curling on front and back covers/Some signs of
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wear Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 512 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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New York, New York, U.S.A. 2003 Oversized Trade Paperback 2nd Printing Very Good 8vo-over 7?"-9?" tall. Asbury details the immense underbelly of "The Big Easy, " from the
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murderous exploits of Mary Jane "Bricktop" Jackson and Bridget Fury, two notorious prostitutes whose fits of violent rage were legendary, to the revolutionary "filibusters; " soldiers-of-fortune, who backed by hundreds of thousands of dollars of public support, (but without official govermental approval) undertook military missions to take over the bordering Spanish regions in Texas. Clean throughout/light cover and edgewear. 455 pages + bibliography and index.
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Overview
Home to the notorious "Blue Book," which listed the names and addresses of every prostitute living in the city, New Orleans's infamous red-light district gained a reputation as one of the most raucous in the world. But the New Orleans underworld consisted of much more than the local bordellos. It was also well known as the early gambling capital of the United States, and sported one of the most violent records of street crime in the country. In The French Quarter, Herbert Asbury, author of The Gangs of New York, chronicles this rather immense underbelly of "The Big Easy." From the murderous exploits of Mary Jane "Bricktop" Jackson and Bridget Fury, two prostitutes who became famous after ...