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5 Points
1. The Evening Post This is a primary source. The Evening Post provides exact dates and a lot of information, so it seems reliable. 2. Gilje’s The Road to Mobocracy: Popular Disorder in New York City, 1763-1834 Gilje’s writing is … Continue reading
Five points….a hell mouth
Source 1… The Eleventh Annual Report of the New York Assoication for Improving the Condition of the Poor ( NY, 1854) I would say that this is a Primary source because it is coming directly from the people in the neighborhood and witness … Continue reading
The Five Points of New York
Anbinder’s “Five Points” is a masterpiece at describing the five points of New York during the 1800’s. Although the five points were difficult in that many people were starving for food and thirst, it was a major point in New … Continue reading
The Five Points – Immigration O Immigration
Tyler Anbinder’s “Five Points” describes the city like never before. Illustrating the impact of immigrants on the five points of New York such as on China Town, Abinder is able to identify a declining New York; he is able to … Continue reading
Get your FACTS straight
Reading the introduction of Tyler Anbinder’s Five Points you get a good sense of what life was like in the infamous Five Points of New York. Even though this area housed and produced many horrible things it was a key … Continue reading
Approaching the Five Points
“Five Points” was written by Tyler Anbinder; it described the 19th century New York City neighborhood. The neighborhood did not differ from the rest of the city in the beginning. However, by 1825, when number of immigrants increased more than … Continue reading
Three Points
First Point: The introduction begins with Frank Leslie’s quote. This quote is derived from his newspaper. The newspaper itself is a primary source because it is done by the author’s point of view of the events taken place during that … Continue reading
Old neighborhood, new name!!!
“Five Points”, written by Tyler Anbinder, relates the story of a neighborhood called Five Points, where a lot of immigrants used to live and which is the Chinatown we know today. This town was the center of attention in the … Continue reading
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