Format:
viii, 532 p.
,
ill., maps : 25 cm
ISBN:
0684859955
Content:
Five Points (an intersection in lower Manhattan formed when Anthony Street was extended to meet Orange and Cross-today's Baxter and North Streets), was the most infamous neighborhood in nineteenth-century America. Visitors from Charles Dickens to Abraham Lincoln flocked to Five Points to witness the filthy streets, bordellos, gambling dens, and tenements that housed the lowest of the low. A close look at Five Points reveals a hidden world. As one of the most ethnically varied areas in the nation's most diverse city, The Five Points story is a classic American example of immigrant energy and ambition. From "Bowery Boy" culture to the invention of tap dance, to the most famous prize-fight of the century, to the timeless photographs of Jacob Riis, Five Points illuminates the colorful history of a fascinating community.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-515) and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
New York, NY
;
Stadtviertel
;
Nachbarschaft
;
Sozialgeschichte 1800-1900
