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The Bowery Boys

Street Corner Radicals and the Politics of Rebellion

The Bowery Boys( )
Author: Adams, Peter
Series title:Non-Ser.
ISBN:978-0-313-04311-6
Publication Date:Mar 2005
Publisher:ABC-CLIO, LLC
Imprint:Praeger
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $75.00USD $75.00
Book Description:

In the decades before the Civil War, the miserable living conditions of New York City's lower east side nurtured the gangs of New York. This book tells the story of the Bowery Boys, one gang that emerged as part urban legend and part street fighters for the city's legions of young workers. Poverty and despair led to a gang culture that was easily politicized, especially under the leadership of Mike Walsh who led a distinct faction of the Bowery Boys that engaged in the violent, almost...
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