Published 2005
by Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | Tracy Matthew Melton. |
| Genre | Biography. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | F189.B157 M45 2005 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3404419M |
| ISBN 10 | 0938420933 |
| LC Control Number | 2005019795 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 60971929 |
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Henry Gambrill was a young man who went to the gallows on an April day in Newspapers said that s Baltimoreans turned out for the quadruple hanging of Mal Cropp, Peter Corrie, John Author: JACQUES KELLY. Get this from a library! Hanging Henry Gambrill: the violent career of Baltimore's Plug Uglies, [Tracy Matthew Melton] -- "Examines the rise and fall of nativist political violence in s Baltimore, by exploring the connections between organized gangs, volunteer firemen, . Tracy Matthew Melton is the author of Hanging Henry Gambrill ( avg rating, 10 ratings, 3 reviews, published ) and Old Man Rasin ( avg rating, /5. Gambrill's trial (presided over by judge Henry Stump) and the subsequent deadly violence relating to it, The Plug Uglies were featured in Herbert Asbury's book Gangs of New York, and Luc Sante's chronicle of old New York, Low Life. Hanging Henry Gambrill: The Violent Career of Baltimore's Plug Uglies, – ().Allies: Bloody Tubs, Rip Raps, Nativists, Dead Rabbits.
