Herbert Asbury
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Herbert Asbury was an American journalist and writer best known for his vivid, semi-documentary books on the history of crime and vice in American cities, including "The Gangs of New York."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herbert Asbury canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ non-fiction writer ⓘ |
| author |
Herbert Asbury
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Herbert Asbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Asbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Asbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Asbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-02-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Collier’s Weekly
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New York Herald NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturday Evening Post NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime history
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historical non-fiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasWritingStyle |
semi-documentary
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sensationalist ⓘ |
| influenced | popular understanding of American urban crime history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gem of the Prairie
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Sucker’s Progress NERFINISHED ⓘ The Barbary Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ The French Quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gangs of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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historian of crime ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Farmington, Missouri, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City, New York, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs | film "Gangs of New York" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Barbary Coast, San Francisco
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Chicago crime history ⓘ New Orleans underworld ⓘ gangs in New York City ⓘ history of crime in American cities ⓘ urban vice in the United States ⓘ |
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Bill the Butcher