Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York’s Chinatown

Opium, prostitution, and murder. Welcome to Chinatown at the turn of the century. In this true crime account Scott Seligman tells of the DA’s struggle to suppress the newly forming secret societies (tongs) filling the streets with sin and the police with bribes. Each day brings more violence and the typical scare tactics of arrests and executions aren’t working. Seligman explores three decades worth of crime and reform in Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York’s Chinatown.











When: Wed., Jul. 13, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: The Strand
828 Broadway
212-473-1452
Price: Admission & Signed Copy grants you admission for one, plus one signed copy of the book. Admission & Gift Card grants you admission for one, plus one $15 Strand gift card to be used at any time on any product.
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Opium, prostitution, and murder. Welcome to Chinatown at the turn of the century. In this true crime account Scott Seligman tells of the DA’s struggle to suppress the newly forming secret societies (tongs) filling the streets with sin and the police with bribes. Each day brings more violence and the typical scare tactics of arrests and executions aren’t working. Seligman explores three decades worth of crime and reform in Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York’s Chinatown.

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