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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.

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

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.

ok thanks, ill look for em

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