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Overview"Published just before the Civil War, this dictionary offers a fascinating glimpse into the American underworld in the first half of the nineteenth century As New York City's Chief of Police and an owner of the National Police Gazette, George W. Matsell [1811-1877] had an abiding interest in criminal speechways. Although he compiled this dictionary for his colleagues in law enforcement, Matsell recognized its value to the linguist. As he notes in the preface, criminal terms were beginning to enter general usage and appeared regularly in newspapers, court reports and other publications. Includes such entries as ""acorn"" (a gallows), ""hemp the flat"" (choke a fool), ""rumbo"" (a prison) and ""tyburn blossom"" (a young thief). The appendix contains samples of criminal speech and writing (with translations) and the vocabularies of gamblers, billiard players, pugilists and stock brokers of the era." Full Product DetailsAuthor: George W MatsellPublisher: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Imprint: Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.213kg ISBN: 9781616190477ISBN 10: 1616190477 Pages: 140 Publication Date: 02 February 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |