New York’s Scoundrels, Scalawags, and Scrappers

The City in the Last Decade of the Gilded Age

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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The 1890s was the tail end of the Gilded Age that began with the coming of industrialization after the Civil War. It was not a “Golden Age,” it was gilded—a veneer, and peeled back the age’s façade to reveal the structure that was supporting society. The 1890s were called “The Gay Nineties,” which is a bit of a misnomer. There was a high degree of gaiety but it was generally reserved for the top ten percenters. If you were a common working stiff—or worse, a common working woman— life was not so gay. The average New Yorker went about his daily life playing by the rules of the game in the 1890s. Some might have cheated a little, but they were only a little worse than scalawags. Other individuals, along with the managements of some businesses and some administrations of the municipality, played by totally different rules, successfully gaming the system to their advantage and to the disadvantage of countless others. These are the stories told by John Tauranac in New York’s Scoundrels and Scalawags.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-06-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:9781493090105

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John Tauranac is a native New Yorker, born and bred, who has written on New York City’s social and architectural history. His books include Manhattan’s Little Secrets, New York from the Air, The Empire State Building, Elegant New York, and others. He has also written for The New York Times, New York Magazine, New York Newsday, Seaport Magazine, Travel & Leisure, Historic Preservation, and many others.