Gangland Chicago : criminality and lawlessness in the Windy City, 1837-1990
Record details
- ISBN: 9780810896093
- ISBN: 9781442231955
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 373 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition: First paperback edition published 2017.
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-350) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1 Outlawry and the Rise of a Criminal Class in the Emerging City -- 2 Downtown and Near South: Victorian Vice, Gamblers, Card Cheats, Chinese Tongs, and the Rise of Chicago's Organized Crime Gangs, 1870-1920 -- 3 Gangs of the South Side: Politics, Patronage, and Bare-Knuckle Boyos, 1860-1930 -- 4 Maxwell Street, the West Side Terror District, 1860-1930 -- 5 The Gold Coast and the Gangs: North Side Affluence, Little Hell, and Gang Crime, 1860-1930 -- 6 The Gangs of Prohibition-Era Chicago -- 7 Schools for Crime -- 8 Gangs Becoming Nations, 1950-1989 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
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Subject: | Crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History Criminals -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History Chicago (Ill.) -- History |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | HV 6795 C4 I56 2017 (Text) | 26040003336258 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |