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From opium dens to the Bowery's suicide saloons, this lively, learned work of outlaw urban history ushers readers through the dark heart of New York City in the years between 1840 and 1919. "A systematic, well-researched historical account of . . . corruption, vice, and miscellaneous mayhem . . . well-crafted and tightly written. Boston Globe. 63 photographs.Sante, Luc is the author of 'Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York', published 1992 under ISBN 9780679738763 and ISBN 0679738762.
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