The Real Gangs of New York
Wallace Edwards
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
★★★ Is true better than fiction? ★★★
The subject of a classic history by Herbert Asbury and an Academy Award-nominated film by Martin Scorsese, the gangs of The Five Points in New York have become the stuff of legend. But how much is legend and how much is fact?
In this short book, we examine the original gangs of the Five Points in New York and see how accurate the film was (spoiler alert: not very) and what Asbury may have gotten wrong in his original research on this era.
From the Bowery Boys to the Dead Rabbits, we look at the gangs that operated not just in the Five Points, but also those who wanted a piece of the action there and engaged in gang wars that would leave even modern thugs quivering in their boots!
Duration - 1h 6m.
Author - Wallace Edwards.
Narrator - Digital Voice Mike G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Wallace Edwards
Digital Voice Mike G
Golgotha Press, Inc.
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. ★★★ Is true better than fiction? ★★★ The subject of a classic history by Herbert Asbury and an Academy Award-nominated film by Martin Scorsese, the gangs of The Five Points in New York have become the stuff of legend. But how much is legend and how much is fact? In this short book, we examine the original gangs of the Five Points in New York and see how accurate the film was (spoiler alert: not very) and what Asbury may have gotten wrong in his original research on this era. From the Bowery Boys to the Dead Rabbits, we look at the gangs that operated not just in the Five Points, but also those who wanted a piece of the action there and engaged in gang wars that would leave even modern thugs quivering in their boots! Duration - 1h 6m. Author - Wallace Edwards. Narrator - Digital Voice Mike G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Language:
English
The Real Gangs of New York
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Introduction
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Chapter 1: The Creation of the Five Points
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Immigration and the Five Points
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Nightlife in the Five Points
Duración:00:02:26
Disease
Duración:00:02:33
Chapter 2: New York and the Rise of the Gangs
Duración:00:03:50
The Influence of Tammany Hall
Duración:00:00:44
Boss Tweed
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Chapter 3: The Gangs of the Five Points
Duración:00:01:17
The Forty Thieves
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The Bowery Boys
Duración:00:01:59
Bill the Butcher
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The Dead Rabbits
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The Dead Rabbits Riot of 1857
Duración:00:04:42
The Shirt Tails
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The Daybreak Boys
Duración:00:02:46
The Whyos
Duración:00:03:54
Chapter 4: Notable Women Gangsters of the Five Points
Duración:00:00:16
Gallus Mag
Duración:00:00:17
Sadie the Goat
Duración:00:01:16
Annie Walsh
Duración:00:00:40
Chapter 5: Notable Riots In the Five Points
Duración:00:01:07
The New York Draft Riots
Duración:00:05:54
Chapter 6: Aftermath and Downfall of the Gangs
Duración:00:00:04
Ethnic Transitions
Duración:00:00:53
The Eastman Gang and the Five Points Gang
Duración:00:04:43
The Downfall of Boss Tweed
Duración:00:01:01
Chapter 7: How the Other Half Lives
Duración:00:02:44
Conclusion
Duración:00:00:50
End Credits
Duración:00:00:06