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Source it Out!

Typically portrayed in a negative light by many historians of its time, Five Points, modern day New York City’s Chinatown, is shown in its true essence in Tyler Anbinder’s detailed account of the infamous 19th Century neighborhood describing the many … Continue reading

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O RLY? Where did you get that from?!

Tyler Anbinder’s “Five Points” describes the notorious 19th century slum city, of where we live today.  The book gives you a understatement perspective of life in the “Five Points.”  It illustrates the impact of immigrants in the neighborhood, and how … Continue reading

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Points from Five Points

One source used in Andbinder’s Five Points is: Trench, Realties of Irish Life, 122-124; it is a set of memoirs written by William Steuart Trench, depicting the sufferings of the Lansdowne’s tenants starting from the start of the famine. He … Continue reading

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Five Points of Sources

Five Points, written by Tyler Anbinder, discusses the history of the neighborhood Five Points. Many people, including historians, really paid attention to this slummy neighborhood. However, Arbinder claims that Five Points had impacts in New York City history, especially in … Continue reading

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