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  1. [+]
    American Saints (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Saints in Action, by Dumas Malone
    1. Saints in Action by Dumas Malone
    The Saturday Review, February 24, 1940, p. 16
  2. America's No. 1 Mystery Man
    Herbert Asbury
    Conclusion, Further revelations of the power of Frank Costello
    Collier's Weekly, April 19, 1947, pp. 33-54
  3. America's Number One Mystery Man
    Herbert Asbury
    The first of two parts. An account of the career of Frank Costello and of his strange e...
    Collier's Weekly, April 12, 1947, pp. 16-17
  4. Among the Philistines---The Story of Carry Nation
    Herbert Asbury
    Seventh Installment
    The Outlook, August 28, 1929, pp. 701-706
  5. The Background of a Crusader
    Herbert Asbury
    The Outlook, July 17, 1929, pp. 443-447
  6. The Background of a Crusader
    Herbert Asbury
    Second Installment
    The Outlook, July 24, 1929, pp. 493-497
  7. The Barbary Coast (1933)
    Herbert Asbury
    An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld
    5 Reviews, 4 Readable
  8. Battle in Printer's Ink
    Herbert Asbury
    Chicago dailies gird themselves for the biggest circulation war of the century
    Collier's Weekly, June 30, 1945, pp. 18-19
  9. [+]
    Bishop Cannon's Law and Gospel (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Dry Messiah: The Life of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., by Virginius Dabney
    1. Dry Messiah: The Life of Bishop James Cannon, Jr. by Virginius Dabney
    The Saturday Review, April 16, 1949, p. 19
  10. The Bon Vivant's Companion (1928)
    Jerry Thomas and Herbert Asbury
    Or, How to Mix Drinks
    3 Reviews, 3 Readable
  11. The Breathless Moment (1935)
    Philip Van Doren Stern and Herbert Asbury
    The World's Most Sensational News Photos
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  12. Brother Benjamin Abbott
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, August 1926, pp. 439-444
  13. Carry Nation (1929)
    Herbert Asbury
    4 Reviews, 3 Readable
  14. [+]
    Chautauqua---American Phenomenon (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    We Called It Culture, by Victoria Case and Robert Ormond Case
    1. We Called It Culture by Victoria Case and Robert Ormond Case
    The Saturday Review, February 14, 1948, p. 18
  15. [+]
    City of the Angels (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Los Angeles: A History with Side-Shows, by Morrow Mayo
    1. Los Angeles: A History with Side-Shows by Morrow Mayo
    The Nation, May 10, 1933, p. 536
  16. Clipping the Clip Artists
    Herbert Asbury
    For gaming fans who think a sucker sometimes gets an even break
    Collier's Weekly, November 15, 1947, pp. 77-87
  17. Coal Oil Johnny
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, March 1942, pp. 352-359
  18. The Conquest of Kansas---The Story of Carry Nation
    Herbert Asbury
    Sixth Installment
    The Outlook, August 21, 1929, pp. 660-664
  19. The Day Mencken Broke the Law
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, October 1951, pp. 62-69
  20. Days of Wickedness
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, November 1927, pp. 359-369
  21. The Devil of Pei-Ling (1927)
    Herbert Asbury
    2 Reviews, 2 Readable
  22. [+]
    Dime Novels (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Dime Novels, by Edmund Pearson
    1. Dime Novels by Edmund Pearson
    The Nation, January 29, 1930, p. 127
  23. The Doodles That Caught a Spy
    Herbert Asbury and Willis George
    How U.S. counterespionage agents broke up a subversive Nazi ring
    Collier's Weekly, January 5, 1946, p. 16
  24. Doyers Street
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, June 1926, pp. 228-236
  25. The Drys Try Again
    Herbert Asbury
    They're using their best techniques to bring back prohibition
    Collier's Weekly, June 8, 1946, p. 15
  26. [+]
    "Escape" in the 19th Century (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Villains Galore, by Mary Noel
    1. Villains Galore by Mary Noel
    The Saturday Review, July 31, 1954, p. 16
  27. The Father of Prohibition
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, November 1926, pp. 344-348
  28. [+]
    Fiction (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Red Harvest, by Dashiell Hammett
    1. Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
    The Bookman, March 1929, p. 92
  29. The Final Years---The Story of Carry Nation
    Herbert Asbury
    Eighth Installment
    The Outlook, September 4, 1929, pp. 21-25
  30. A Forgotten American Christian
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Spectator (Dreiser), April 1933, p. 1
  31. The French Quarter (1936)
    Herbert Asbury
    An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld
    4 Reviews, 3 Readable
  32. Gambling Hells of New Orleans
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, August 1936, pp. 407-416
  33. The Gangs of New York (1928)
    Herbert Asbury
    An Informal History of the Underworld
    8 Reviews, 4 Readable
  34. Gem of the Prairie (1940)
    Herbert Asbury
    An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld
    4 Reviews, 1 Readable
  35. The Golden Flood (1942)
    Herbert Asbury
    An Informal History of America's First Oil Field
    4 Reviews, 2 Readable
  36. The Great Diamond Swindle
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, May 1932, pp. 41-49
  37. The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition (1950)
    Herbert Asbury
    5 Reviews, 1 Readable
  38. [+]
    The Great Methodist (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    John Wesley, by John Donald Wade
    1. John Wesley by John Donald Wade
    The Saturday Review, February 28, 1931, p. 628
  39. Hatrack
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, April 1926, pp. 479-483
  40. Hatrack
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, November 1950, pp. 567-573
  41. Hearst Comes to Atlanta
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, January 1926, pp. 87-95
  42. Here We Go Again!
    Herbert Asbury
    Moonshine likker, bootleggers, hijackers---are they with us to stay?
    Collier's Weekly, May 27, 1944, p. 15
  43. In the Lion's Den: The Story of Carry Nation
    Herbert Asbury
    Fourth Installment
    The Outlook, August 7, 1929, pp. 568-573
  44. Is Protestantism Declining?---A Debate
    Herbert Asbury
    I---The House Divided
    The Forum, February 1928, pp. 181-189
  45. Jim the Penman
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, September 1925, pp. 79-84
  46. King of the Keglers
    Herbert Asbury
    Modest young Ned Day is champion bowler of the world
    Collier's Weekly, June 3, 1944, p. 21
  47. The Little Doctor
    John W. Moran and Herbert Asbury
    Down in the Maine woods, Doc Pritham wrestles with a job that could lick bigger fellows
    Collier's Weekly, April 29, 1944, pp. 24-25
  48. Loose Ladies of New Orleans
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, October 1936, pp. 235-243
  49. MacArthur---The Story of a Great American Soldier
    Herbert Asbury and Frank Gervasi
    Only of the really heroic figures of modern history, the General is also a much misunde...
    Collier's Weekly, July 14, 1945, pp. 11-12
  50. MacArthur---The Story of a Great American Soldier
    Herbert Asbury and Frank Gervasi
    The second of two parts. No amount of slander can diminish his heroic achievement
    Collier's Weekly, July 21, 1945, p. 19
  51. Marching as to War - The Story of Carry Nation
    Herbert Asbury
    Fifth Installment
    The Outlook, August 14, 1929, pp. 620-625
  52. A Methodist Saint (1927)
    Herbert Asbury
    The Life of Bishop Asbury
    4 Reviews, 1 Readable
  53. Not at Night! (1928)
    Herbert Asbury
    4 Reviews, 3 Readable
  54. The Old-Time Gangs of New York
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, August 1927, pp. 478-486
  55. The Palmy Days of Methodism
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, December 1926, pp. 435-444
  56. The Passing of the Gangster
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, March 1925, pp. 358-367
  57. [+]
    Passion in the Pulpit (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Free Love and Heavenly Sinners, by Robert Shaplen
    1. Free Love and Heavenly Sinners by Robert Shaplen
    The Saturday Review, November 13, 1954, p. 15
  58. Pennsylvania's Greatest Rogue
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, December 1941, pp. 738-745
  59. Pictures in Stones
    Herbert Asbury
    Remarkable scenes made by Nature
    Collier's Weekly, September 28, 1946, pp. 75-77
  60. Pretty Waiter Girls
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Spectator (Dreiser), January 1933, p. 3
  61. Professor Jerry Thomas
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, December 1927, pp. 421-430
  62. Speaking of Books
    [+]
    The Road to Heaven (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    In the Service of the King, by Aimee Semple McPherson
    1. In the Service of the King by Aimee Semple McPherson
    The Outlook, August 29, 1928, p. 712
  63. [+]
    S.F. Madam (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Mammy Pleasant, by Helen O'Donnell Holdredge
    1. Mammy Pleasant by Helen O'Donnell Holdredge
    The Saturday Review, November 14, 1953, p. 21
  64. [+]
    Saga of "Little Sure Shot" (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Annie Oakley of the Wild West, by Walter Havighurst
    1. Annie Oakley of the Wild West by Walter Havighurst
    The Saturday Review, December 11, 1954, p. 18
  65. [+]
    Search for Christ (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    That Old-Time Religion, by Archibald Thomas Robertson
    1. That Old-Time Religion by Archibald Thomas Robertson
    The Saturday Review, February 18, 1950, p. 40
  66. Sucker's Progress (1938)
    Herbert Asbury
    An Informal History of Gambling in America from the Colonies to Canfield
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  67. Sweet Smoking
    Carlos F. Hurd and Herbert Asbury
    Invention of the corncob pipe started a busy American industry
    Collier's Weekly, July 8, 1944, p. 17
  68. Television Gets a Box Office
    Herbert Asbury
    You'll soon have good programs---all charged on your phone bill
    Collier's Weekly, July 12, 1947, pp. 78-85
  69. The Tick of the Clock (1928)
    Herbert Asbury
    2 Reviews, 2 Readable
  70. Up from Methodism (1926)
    Herbert Asbury
    4 Reviews, 2 Readable
  71. Up from Methodism
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, February 1925, pp. 129-135
  72. The Walls of Jericho
    Herbert Asbury
    The Story of Carry Nation, Third Installment
    The Outlook, July 31, 1929, pp. 527-531
  73. The Week's Work
    Herbert Asbury and Amy Porter
    Collier's Weekly, March 30, 1946, p. 77
  74. When Prohibition Was in Flower
    Herbert Asbury
    The American Mercury, July 1946, pp. 40-47
  75. Who is a Negro?
    Herbert Asbury
    The problem of the lightskin colored folk who pass as whites
    Collier's Weekly, August 3, 1946, pp. 12-13
  76. [+]
    Who Knifed Mr. Peters? (Review)
    Herbert Asbury
    Tracks in the Snow, by Godfrey R. Benson
    1. Tracks in the Snow by Godfrey R. Benson
    The Outlook, April 25, 1928, pp. 674-680
  77. The Woman Nobody Knows
    Jerry Kluttz and Herbert Asbury
    Frances Perkins is Washington's most mis-understood official
    Collier's Weekly, August 5, 1944, p. 21
  78. Ye Olde Fire Laddies (1930)
    Herbert Asbury
    2 Reviews, 2 Readable
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