The cat men of Gotham : tales of feline friendships in old New York / Peggy Gavan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gavan, Peggy, author.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cats.

History.

Animal welfare.

Cat rescue.

New York (State)--New York.

Cat rescue--New York (State)--New York--History.

Animal welfare--New York (State)--New York--History.

Cats--New York (State)--New York--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2019.

Contents:

1 Seafaring Cats p. 5

1893: The Brave and Brawny Cats of the Brooklyn: Navy Yard p. 7

1898: Tom, the Old Navy Cat Who Survived the USS Maine Explosion p. 12

1917-1922; Woo-Ki, Tai-Wan, and the Refugee Pirate Cats of Chelsea Piers p. 16

1929: Olaf, the Viking Cat Rescued at Sea En Route to Brooklyn p. 19

1933: Tommy Mulligan, the Norton's Point Lighthouse Cat of Coney Island p. 22

2 Police Cats p. 28

1893: The Tombs' Feline Warden That Befriended Prisoners on Murderers' Row p. 30

1904-1911: Pete and Bill, the Bronx Mousers on the Job in Morrisania p. 36

1909: Claude, the Police Cat of East Harlem Who Did Justice to a Red Fox p. 41

1911: Buster and Topsy, the Rival Feline Mascots of the Lower East Side p. 44

1915: Sir Tom, the Rural Police Cat of Washington Heights p. 50

1934: Arson and Homicide, the Fiat-Footed Felines of Police Headquarters p. 57

3 Fire Cats p. 62

1886: The Ten Lives of Hero, the Fire Cat of Engine Company No. 1 in Chelsea p. 64

1894: Ginger, the Shipbuilders' Fire Cat of the Lower East Side p. 71

1895: Tootsy, the Feline Firefighter of Engine Company No. 27 p. 74

1896: Peter and Chops, the Ebony and Ivory Fire Cats of the Flatiron District p. 77

1913: Peter, the Pole-Sliding Fire Cat of Bushwick, Brooklyn p. 81

1924: Smoke, the Famous Lafayette Street Firehouse Cat Who Went on Strike p. 84

4 Artist and Editorial Cats p. 90

1884: Mutilator and the Legendary Newspaper Office Cats of the New York Sun p. 92

1891: Princess, Josephine, and the 101 Feline Models of the Cat Artist J. H. Dolph p. 97

1895: Taffy, the Laird, and the Clowder of Town Topics Office Cats p. 102

1905: Bambino, the City Cat Who Stole Away from Mark Twain p. 106

5 Hospitality Cats p. 113

1920: Minnie, the Female Mouser of a Manhattan Men-Only Speakeasy p. 115

1928: Abe, the Times Square Tiger Cat Who Refused to Scat from the Hotel Lincoln p. 120

1936: Rusty, the Famous Feline Host of the Algonquin Hotel p. 124

6 Theatrical and Show Cats p. 129

1877-1881: The Felines of the Cat Congress on Bowery and Broadway p. 130

1888: Union Square Jim, the Mascot Cat of the Union Square Theatre p. 135

1895: Nicodemus, the Prize-Winning Alley Cat of the Prankster Brian G. Hughes p. 142

1932: Tommy Casanova, the Lady-Killer Cat Mascot of The Lambs p. 147

7 Civil Servant Cats p. 152

1891: Old Tom, the Brazen, Pampered Pet of New York City Hall p. 154

1904: The Feline Police Squad of New York's General Post Office p. 160

1904: Jerry Fox, the Spectacled Cat of Brooklyn Who Saved Borough Hall p. 165

1930: Tammany, the Democratic Boss Cat of New York City Hall p. 171

1939: Snooky, the Sophisticated, Salmon-Loving Cat of New York City Hall p. 175

8 Good-Luck Cats p. 178

1905: Bright Eyes, the Good-Luck Kitten of the Battery-Joralemon Street Tunnel p. 180

1910: Trent, the Airship Mascot Cat Who Wowed the Crowd at Gimbels p. 185

1927: Ranger I and Ranger III, the Mascot Cats of the New York Rangers p. 190

1927: Victory, the Feline Good-Luck Charm of the Brooklyn Robins p. 197

9 Lucky Cats p. 201

1899: Olympia, the Dewey Arch Cat, and Her Lucky Christmas Kittens p. 202

1904 and 1908: Holey and Gittel, the Cats with Ten Lives on the Lower East Side p. 206

1906: The East Harlem Cats Bequeathed to President Theodore Roosevelt p. 212

1912: Kaiser, the Feline Survivor of the Great Equitable Life Building Fire p. 217

1925: Blackie, the Mother Mouser Who Stopped Traffic on Lafayette Street p. 226.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-267) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781978800229

1978800223

OCLC:

1054373688