The Bowery Boys: Street Corner Radicals and the Politics of Rebellion

by Peter Adams

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275985385
• ISBN13: 9780275985387
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"