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"Long before historians thought of studying history from below, Bowery leader Mike Walsh self-consciously named his newspaper the Subterranean. Adams' study of the political life of the Bowery Boys digs deeply into this underground and reveals the nature of Jacksonian Democracy's left wing." -- Timothy Messer-Kruse, Associate Professor and Chair, History Department, University of Toledo "Forget the romantic picture of the Gangs of New York featured in the recent Hollywood movie. As Peter Adams ably demonstrates in this well-researched book, the Bowery Boys and others had been left behind by the market revolution that swept America in the 19th century, leading them to go embrace a radical political agenda." -- Rick Shenkman, author of Presidential Ambition

Table of Contents

The Bowery Boys: Shirtless and Unterrified The Bowery Boys: Radical in Everything On to Providence: B'hoys Workies, Loco Focos, and the Subterranean Masses Go West Young Proletary The Bowery Boy Goes to Washington Boss Rule and the Eclipse of the Bowery Boys Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

PETER ADAMS is a freelance writer. He lives in the Washington, D.C., area.

Reviews

"Forget the romantic picture of the Gangs of New York featured in the recent Hollywood movie. As Peter Adams ably demonstrates in this well-researched book, the Bowery Boys and others had been left behind by the market revolution that swept America in the 19th century, leading them to go embrace a radical political agenda." - Rich Shenkman, author of Presidential Ambition."