{"product_id":"devils-mile-the-rich-gritty-history-of-the-bowery-paperback-softback-9781531507268","title":"Devil's Mile; The Rich, Gritty History of the Bowery (Paperback \/ softback) 9781531507268","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDevil's Mile\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rich, Gritty History of the Bowery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlice Sparberg Alexiou (Author), Peter Quinn (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531507268\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 25 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.3 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevil's Mile \u003c\/i\u003etells the rip-roaring story of New York's oldest and most unique street\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Bowery was a synonym for despair throughout most of the 20th century. The very name evoked visuals of drunken bums passed out on the sidewalk, and New Yorkers nicknamed it \"Satan's Highway,\" \"The Mile of Hell,\" and \"The Street of Forgotten Men.\" For years the little businesses along the Bowery—stationers, dry goods sellers, jewelers, hatters—periodically asked the city to change the street's name. To have a Bowery address, they claimed, was hurting them; people did not want to venture there.\u003cbr\u003e But when New York exploded into real estate frenzy in the 1990s, developers discovered the Bowery. They rushed in and began tearing down. Today, Whole Foods, hipster night spots, and expensive lofts have replaced the old flophouses and dive bars, and the bad old Bowery no longer exists.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDevil's Mile, \u003c\/i\u003eAlice Sparberg Alexiou tells the story of the Bowery, starting with its origins, when forests covered the surrounding area, and through the pre–Civil War years, when country estates of wealthy New Yorkers lined this thoroughfare. She then describes the Bowery's deterioration in stunning detail, starting in the post-bellum years. She ends her historical exploration of this famed street in the present, bearing witness as the old Bowery buildings, and the memories associated with them, are disappearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFOREWORD BY PETER QUINN\u003c\/i\u003e   xi\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS\u003c\/i\u003e   xvii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePROLOGUE \u003c\/b\u003e  1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER ONE\u003c\/b\u003e: THE DUTCH   5\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TWO\u003c\/b\u003e: THE GOVERNOR WITH THE SILVER LEG   21\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER THREE\u003c\/b\u003e: BOWERY LANE   41\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER FOUR\u003c\/b\u003e: THE ASTORS   59\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER FIVE\u003c\/b\u003e: SHAKESPEARE AND JIM CROW COME TO THE BOWERY THEATRE   71\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER SIX\u003c\/b\u003e: THE MOB TAKES THE STAGE   93\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER SEVEN\u003c\/b\u003e: THE CIVIL WAR ON THE BOWERY   109\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER EIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e: THE DEVIL'S WORK   133\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER NINE\u003c\/b\u003e: THE JEWS   159\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TEN\u003c\/b\u003e: THE KING OF THE BOWERY   171\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER ELEVEN\u003c\/b\u003e: THE BUMS ON THE BOWERY   201\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCHAPTER TWELVE\u003c\/b\u003e: PUNK   225\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEPILOGUE\u003c\/b\u003e: BONES AND GHOSTS   241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS \u003c\/i\u003e  249\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNOTES \u003c\/i\u003e  251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eINDEX \u003c\/i\u003e  281\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Empire State Editions","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52695337468184,"sku":"9781531507268","price":15.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/devils-mile-the-rich-gritty-history-of-the-bowery-paperback-softback-9781531507268","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}