The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld

This classic history of crime tells how Chicago's underworld earned — and kept — its reputation. Recounting the lives of such notorious denizens as the original Mickey Finn, the mass murderer H. H. Holmes, and the three Car Barn Bandits, Asbury reveals life as it was lived in the criminal districts of the Levee, Hell's Half-Acre, the Bad Lands, Little Cheyenne, Custom House Place, and the Black Hole. His description of Chicago's infamous red light district — where the brothels boasted opule...