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Mob town : a history of crime and disorder in the East End
- Title
- Mob town : a history of crime and disorder in the East End / John Bennett.
- Author
- Bennett, John
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 341 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- A captivating history of a notorious neighborhood and the first book to reveal why London's East End became synonymous with lawlessness and crime Even before Jack the Ripper haunted its streets for prey, London's East End had earned a reputation for immorality, filth, and vice. John Bennett, a writer and tour guide who has walked and researched the area for more than thirty years, delves into four centuries of history to chronicle the crimes, their perpetrators, and the circumstances that made the East End an ideal breeding ground for illegal activity. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Britain's industrial boom drew thousands of workers to the area, leading to overcrowding and squalor. But crime in the area flourished long past the Victorian period. Drawing on original archival history and featuring a fascinating cast of characters including the infamous Ripper, highwayman Dick Turpin, the Kray brothers, and a host of ordinary evildoers, this gripping and deliciously unsavory volume will fascinate Londonphiles and true crime lovers alike.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327) and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-10424
- ISBN
- 9780300221954
- 0300221959
- LCCN
- 2017942335
- OCLC
- 2017942335
- Author
- Bennett, John, author.
- Title
- Mob town : a history of crime and disorder in the East End / John Bennett.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-10424