The French Quarter by Herbert Asbury
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 murdering a number of their associates, to the faux-revolutionary filibusters who, backed by hundreds of thousands of dollars of public support -- though without official governmental approval -- undertook military missions to take over the bordering Spanish regions in Texas, the French Quarter had it all. Once again, Asbury takes the reader on an intriguing, photograph-filled journey through a unique version of the American underworld.Herbert Asbury, a writer in the early twentieth century, created a name for himself by photographing the underbelly of New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans, where gangs, pimps, prostitutes, and thieves thrived. His paintings are frequently recognized as the best photographs of his time period, despite the fact that they are still in print after seventy-five years. Martin Scorcese's 2003 film The Gangs of New York was based on the book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781560254942 |
| ISBN 10 | 1560254947 |
| Title | The French Quarter |
| Author | Herbert Asbury |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thunder's Mouth Press |
| Year published | 2003-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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