Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum ben-gurion Winner of the 2023 Sarton

Winner of the 2023 Sarton Award for Nonfiction

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Author/Contributor(s): Geiser

Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum ben-gurion Winner of the 2023 SartonAuthor Contributor(s): Anbinder, Tyler Publisher: Free Press Date: 9 28 2010 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW All but forgotten today, the Five Points neighborhood in Lower Manhattan was once renowned the world over. From Jacob Riis to Abraham Lincoln, Davy Crockett to Charles Dickens, Five Points both horrified and inspired everyone who saw it. While it comprised only a handful of streets, many of Americas most impoverished African Americans and