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Gangster of New York : a violent life in nineteenth century America / Andrew Wender Cohen.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cohen, Andrew Wender, 1968- Author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bieral, Louis, 1814-1900.
Bieral, Louis.
Gangsters--United States.
Gangsters.
Crime--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.
Crime.
United States--History--United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.
United States.
New York (N.Y.)--History.
New York (N.Y.).
Genre:
Biographies
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge University Press, 2026.
Summary:
"This book details the life of a celebrated gangster and Civil War hero to show the ubiquity of violence in nineteenth-century America. It will appeal to students, scholars, and interested readers of true crime, biography, and nineteenth-century American history"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Revolutions
Round the world
One of the b'hoys
The fancy
Golden year
The brown man
Spanish Lewy
Gory vision
Reconstruction
Old soldier.
ISBN:
9781009710619

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