The Bowery Boys : street corner radicals and the politics of rebellion / Peter Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Peter, 1953-

Series:

Non-Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gangs--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Gangs.

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--19th century.

New York (N.Y.).

New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--19th century.

Bowery Boys (Gang).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 anarchic, politics of the city during the 1840s and 1850s. Amid the toppled ballot boxes and battles for supr

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Bowery Boys' New York; 1. The Bowery Boys: Shirtless and Unterrifted; 2. The Bowery Boys: Radical in Everything; 3. On to Providence, B'hoys; 4. Workies, Locofocos, and the Subterranean Masses; 5. Go West Young Proletary; 6. The Bowery Boy Goes to Washington; 7. Boss Rule and the Eclipse of the Bowery Boys; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-161) and index.

ISBN:

9786612407925

9781282407923

1282407929

OCLC:

609858136