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Title Tong wars : the untold story of vice, money, and murder in New York's Chinatown / Scott D. Seligman.
Author Seligman, Scott D, author.
Publication Info. New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
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Description xxvi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-321) and index.
Summary A history of the vice district and gang wars of New York's Chinatown from the 1890s through the 1930s describes the widespread fight to control the district's gambling, opium, and prostitution.
Subject Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions.
Chinese American criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Chinese Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951.
ISBN 0399562273 (hardcover) : $29.00
9780399562273 (hardcover)
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