The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Tom Meyers, Greg Young
The tides of American history lead through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. The elevated railroad to the Underground Railroad. Hamilton to Hammerstein! Greg and Tom explore more than 400 years of action-packed stories, featuring both classic and forgotten figures who have shaped the world.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The Bowery Boys: New York City History podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Gotham
A History of New York City to 1898
Mike Wallace
Edwin G. Burrows
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Bald Eagle
None
Jack E. Davis
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Incredible New York, High Life and Low Life of the Last Hundred Years
Lloyd Morris
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
All the Beauty in the World
Patrick Brinkley
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A general history of the pyrates
Captain Charles Johnson
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Opposable Thumbs, How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies
Matt Singer
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Power Broker
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Robert Caro
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Pleasure Drives and Promenades
Elizabeth MacDonald
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Daisy Alberto
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Looking Backward
2000-1887
Edward Bellamy
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A Christmas carol
Jacqueline Goldfinger
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ross, the New Yorker, and me
Jane Grant
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
John Quincy Adams' Militant Spirit
James Traub
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Hour of Fate
Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism
Susan Berfield
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Island in the Center of the World
Russell Shorto
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Jazz
Toni Morrison
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Big Oyster
History on the Half Shell
Mark Kurlansky
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Mona Lisa in Camelot
Margaret Leslie Davis
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A Freewheeling Time: A Memoir of the 60s
Susie Rotolo
