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The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San
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The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Paperback - 2002

by Asbury, Herbert

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Asbury's classic chronicle explores the birth of San Francisco--a violent explosion from which the infant city emerged full-grown and raging wild. This is the story of the banditry, opium bouts, tong wars, and corruption, from the eureka at Sutter's Mill until the Great Fire.

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  • Title The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San
  • Author Asbury, Herbert
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1ST
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pub Group West, New York
  • Date 2002-10-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # FORT469652
  • ISBN 9781560254089 / 1560254084
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.5 x 1 in (20.57 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Geographic Orientation: California
  • Library of Congress subjects San Francisco (Calif.) - Social conditions, San Francisco (Calif.) - Moral conditions
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002075211
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.097

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 09/01/2003, Page 215

About the author

Herbert Asbury (1891-1963) was a prolific journalist, editor, newspaperman, and author of The Gangs of New York, The Barbary Coast, The French Quarter, Sucker's Progress, The Gangs of Chicago, and other books.

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