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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. From Jacob Riis to Abraham Lincoln, Davy Crockett to Charles Dickens, Five Points both horrified and inspired everyone who saw it. While it comprised only a handful of streets, many of America’s most impoverished African Americans and Iri...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781439141557
ISBN-10: 143914155X
Publication Date: 9/28/2010
Pages: 544
Edition: Reissue
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Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Paperback
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