Devil's mile : the rich, gritty history of the Bowery

Alexiou, Alice Sparberg, 1951- author.

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"A fascinating cultural history of New York City's Bowery, from the author of The Flatiron. The Bowery was a synonym for despair throughout most of the 20th century. The neighborhood's name recalled 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.' It was so shameful for so many years that the little businesses along the Bowery--stationers, dr...

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New York (N.Y.) History

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ISBN:

9781250021380

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Rich, gritty history of the Bowery

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-279) and index

Contents:

The Dutch
The governor with the silver leg
Bowery Lane
The Astors
Shakespeare and Jim Crow come to the Bowery Theatre-- The mob takes the stage
The civil war on the Bowery
The devil's work
The Jews
The king of the Bowery
The bums on the Bowery
Punk
Bones and ghosts

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2588090

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