Author: Carl I. CohenPublisher: Guilford Publication
ISBN: 9780898625097
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Cloth edition, $35. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Old Men of the Bowery
Author: Carl I. CohenPublisher: Guilford Publication
ISBN: 9780898625097
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Cloth edition, $35. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The Bowery Boys
Author: Greg YoungPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1612435769
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Uncover fascinating, little-known histories of the five boroughs in The Bowery Boys’ official companion to their popular, award-winning podcast. It was 2007. Sitting at a kitchen table and speaking into an old karaoke microphone, Greg Young and Tom Meyers recorded their first podcast. They weren’t history professors or voice actors. They were just two guys living in the Bowery and possessing an unquenchable thirst for the fascinating stories from New York City’s past. Nearly 200 episodes later, The Bowery Boys podcast is a phenomenon, thrilling audiences each month with one amazing story after the next. Now, in their first-ever book, the duo gives you an exclusive personal tour through New York’s old cobblestone streets and gas-lit back alleyways. In their uniquely approachable style, the authors bring to life everything from makeshift forts of the early Dutch years to the opulent mansions of The Gilded Age. They weave tales that will reshape your view of famous sites like Times Square, Grand Central Terminal, and the High Line. Then they go even further to reveal notorious dens of vice, scandalous Jazz Age crime scenes, and park statues with strange pasts. Praise for The Bowery Boys “Among the best city-centric series.” —New York Times “Meyers and Young have become unofficial ambassadors of New York history.” —NPR “Breezy and informative, crowded with the finest grifters, knickerbockers, spiritualists, and city builders to stalk these streets since back when New Amsterdam was just some farms.” —Village Voice “Young and Meyers have an all-consuming curiosity to work out what happened in their city in years past, including the Newsboys Strike of 1899, the history of the Staten Island Ferry, and the real-life sites on which Martin Scorsese’s Vinyl is based.” —The Guardian
The Bowery
Author: Stephen Paul DeVilloPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 151072687X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
From peglegged Peter Stuyvesant to CBGB’s, the story of the Bowery reflects the history of the city that grew up around it. It was the street your mother warned you about—even if you lived in San Francisco. Long associated with skid row, saloons, freak shows, violence, and vice, the Bowery often showed the worst New York City had to offer. Yet there were times when it showed its best as well. The Bowery is New York’s oldest street and Manhattan’s broadest boulevard. Like the city itself, it has continually reinvented itself over the centuries. Named for the Dutch farms, or bouweries, of the area, the path’s lurid character was established early when it became the site of New Amsterdam’s first murder. A natural spring near the Five Points neighborhood led to breweries and taverns that became home to the gangs of New York—the “Bowery B’hoys,” “Plug Uglies,” and “Dead Rabbits.” In the Gaslight Era, teenaged streetwalkers swallowed poison in McGurk’s Suicide Hall. A brighter side to the street was reflected in places of amusement and culture over the years. A young P.T. Barnum got his start there, and Harry Houdini learned showmanship playing the music halls and dime museums. Poets, singers, hobos, gangsters, soldiers, travelers, preachers, storytellers, con-men, and reformers all gathered there. Its colorful cast of characters includes Peter Stuyvesant, Steve Brodie, Carry Nation, Stephen Foster, Stephen Crane, and even Abraham Lincoln. The Bowery: The Strange History of New York’s Oldest Street traces the full story of this once notorious thoroughfare from its pre-colonial origins to the present day.
The Edison Monthly
Author: Dave Ranney. Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery; An Autobiography
Author: Dave RanneyPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
In 'Dave Ranney. Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery; An Autobiography', the reader is taken on a gripping journey through the eyes of the author, as he recounts his experiences living on the Bowery for over three decades. Ranney's raw and candid writing style provides an unfiltered look at life in one of the most notorious neighborhoods in New York City during the 19th century. The book is a mix of autobiography and social commentary, shedding light on the struggles and triumphs of the working class in urban America. Ranney's vivid descriptions and attention to detail make this a truly immersive read, offering a glimpse into a bygone era. Dave Ranney, a journalist and social reformer, drew on his own experiences and observations to pen this compelling autobiography. His deep empathy for the marginalized communities he encountered on the Bowery fueled his desire to expose the harsh realities of poverty and injustice. Ranney's commitment to social reform and his dedication to giving a voice to the voiceless shine through in his writing, making this book both a personal narrative and a call to action. I highly recommend 'Dave Ranney. Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery; An Autobiography' to readers interested in urban history, social justice, and memoirs. Ranney's poignant storytelling and unique perspective offer a valuable insight into a significant period in American history, making this a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the social issues of the time.
Older Men's Lives
Author: Edward H. Thompson (Jr.)Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 0803950810
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The first comprehensive exploration on the subject of older men, Older Men's Lives offers a multidisciplinary portrait of men and their concerns in later life. Using both a life-course and gendered perspective, the contributors to this collection of original articles point out that the image and self-image of men are continuously reconstructed over the life cycle. They examine older men's position in society and the changes wrought in their status and roles over time. Their relationship with their spouses, children, grandchildren, and friends are also explored, as are policy implications of a gendered, life-cycle view of masculinity. This volume also discusses faith development in older men, masculinity identity from work to retirement, older men's sexuality, and older men's friendship patterns. Older Men's Lives will be of interest to professionals and students interested in gender, men's studies, gerontology, and sociology. "This book begins to remedy the lack of information and provides data and research on aging men. . . .The strength of this book is the specificity of its focus. By focusing solely on male concerns the book is able to identify issues in the male aging process and discuss them on their own terms rather than simply as a contrast to females." --Clinical Gerontologist
Ainslee's Magazine
Author: The Literary Digest
Author: Edward Jewitt WheelerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description
Devil's Mile
Author: Alice Sparberg AlexiouPublisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 1531507271
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Devil’s Mile tells the rip-roaring story of New York’s oldest and most unique street The Bowery was a synonym for despair throughout most of the 20th century. The very name evoked visuals of drunken bums passed out on the sidewalk, and New Yorkers nicknamed it “Satan’s Highway,” “The Mile of Hell,” and “The Street of Forgotten Men.” For years the little businesses along the Bowery—stationers, dry goods sellers, jewelers, hatters—periodically asked the city to change the street’s name. To have a Bowery address, they claimed, was hurting them; people did not want to venture there. But when New York exploded into real estate frenzy in the 1990s, developers discovered the Bowery. They rushed in and began tearing down. Today, Whole Foods, hipster night spots, and expensive lofts have replaced the old flophouses and dive bars, and the bad old Bowery no longer exists. In Devil’s Mile, Alice Sparberg Alexiou tells the story of the Bowery, starting with its origins, when forests covered the surrounding area, and through the pre–Civil War years, when country estates of wealthy New Yorkers lined this thoroughfare. She then describes the Bowery’s deterioration in stunning detail, starting in the post-bellum years. She ends her historical exploration of this famed street in the present, bearing witness as the old Bowery buildings, and the memories associated with them, are disappearing.
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