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Description:Through the colorful autobiography of pickpocket and con man George Appo, Timothy Gilfoyle brings to life the opium dens, organized criminals, and prisons that comprised the rapidly changing criminal underworld of late nineteenth-century America. The book's introduction and supporting documents, which include investigative reports and descriptions of Appo and his world, connect Appo's memoir to the larger story of urban New York and how and why crime changed during this period. It also explores factors of race and class that led some to a life of crime, the experience of criminal justice and incarceration, and the masculine codes of honor that marked the emergence of the nation's criminal subculture. Document headnotes, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography offer additional pedagogical support.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Urban Underworld in Late Nineteenth-Century New York: The Autobiography of George Appo: With Related Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback)). To get started finding The Urban Underworld in Late Nineteenth-Century New York: The Autobiography of George Appo: With Related Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback)), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Through the colorful autobiography of pickpocket and con man George Appo, Timothy Gilfoyle brings to life the opium dens, organized criminals, and prisons that comprised the rapidly changing criminal underworld of late nineteenth-century America. The book's introduction and supporting documents, which include investigative reports and descriptions of Appo and his world, connect Appo's memoir to the larger story of urban New York and how and why crime changed during this period. It also explores factors of race and class that led some to a life of crime, the experience of criminal justice and incarceration, and the masculine codes of honor that marked the emergence of the nation's criminal subculture. Document headnotes, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography offer additional pedagogical support.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Urban Underworld in Late Nineteenth-Century New York: The Autobiography of George Appo: With Related Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback)). To get started finding The Urban Underworld in Late Nineteenth-Century New York: The Autobiography of George Appo: With Related Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback)), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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