The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Tom Meyers, Greg Young
The tides of American history flow through the streets of New York City — from the huddled masses on Ellis Island to the sleazy theaters of 1970s Times Square. 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
Passing of the Great Race
Madison Grant
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Bald Eagle
Jack E. Davis
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Incredible New York, High Life and Low Life of the Last Hundred Years
Lloyd Morris
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
All the Beauty in the World
Patrick Brinkley
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The New York Tombs: Inside and Out!
John Monroe
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A general history of the pyrates
Captain Charles Johnson
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Opposable Thumbs, How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies
Matt Singer
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Power Broker
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Robert Caro
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Pleasure Drives and Promenades
Elizabeth MacDonald
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
Daisy Alberto
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Looking Backward
2000-1887
Edward Bellamy
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
A Christmas carol
Jacqueline Goldfinger
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ross, the New Yorker, and me
Jane Grant
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
John Quincy Adams' Militant Spirit
James Traub
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Hour of Fate
Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism
Susan Berfield
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Island in the Center of the World
Russell Shorto
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
American notes
Charles Dickens
Diana C. Archibald
Charles Dickens
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Barons of the Sea and the Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship
Steven Ujifusa
