Books On Gangs-Here Are 2 Good Ones

[cobra72]

Even though these two books focus on 1950s gangs there are a lot of things that parallel The Warriors showing that some things do not change. They are both worthy of a read.

Rumble, A Novel by Harlan Elison (Also published as Web Of The City) Elison was a writer who in 1957 actually joined a gang in the Red Hook area of Brooklyn to get first hand insight for this novel. Elison also wrote many scripts for television including Star Trek.

Vampires-Dragons-And Egyptian Kings Youth Gangs In Postwar New York by Eric C. Schneider. Combines sources for chapters such as Race, Defending Territory, Gang Culture, Leaving The Gangs, Gang Intervention,& The Use Of Drugs In Gangs.

[Swan27]

cool, but i cant find them anywhere, could you post a link to anywhere that i can find them?

[cobra72]

There are copies of both on Ebay right now at decent prices. There are 5 paperback copies of Web Of The City & 4 copies of the Schneider vampires dragons, & egyptian kings book. Just do a search on Ebay for Web Of The City and Eric Schneider for the vampire book.

[Swan27]

ok thanks, ill look for em

[cobra72]

Just checked and most sellers will ship to the UK & worldwide,