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Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum
Five Points The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance Stole Elections and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum
Author: Tyler Anbinder
All but forgotten today, the Five Points neighborhood in lower Manhattan was once renowned the world over. It housed America's most impoverished immigrants-the Irish, Jews, Germans, Italians, and African-Americans. Located in today's Chinatown and Little Italy, Five Points played host to more riots, scams, prostitution, and drunkenness than an...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780452283619
ISBN-10: 0452283612
Publication Date: 9/24/2002
Pages: 544
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Publisher: Plume Books
Book Type: Paperback
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This book was every bit as good as I anticipated and really captures the period.
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