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Name: The French Quarter
Author: Herbert Asbury

An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld Gamblers/Pirates/Madams Adventurers/River Boat Bullies Loose Ladies/Vigilantes Voodoo Queens/Crooked Politicians ...meet them all during New Orleans' golden age of glamour and spectacular wickedness.

First publish date: 1936

Authors: Herbert Asbury

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