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Owen Frawley Kildare (June 11, 1864 – February 4, 1911) [1] was an American writer active in the early 20th century. His short stories and novels described the grim realities of life in a New York City slum. Often heard to comment that he was "born in the gutter", he was known as "the Mr. Bounderby of American Letters" [2] and "the Kipling of ...
Further reading. Bowery by Forgotten NY – images, descriptions, and history; East Village History Project Bowery research – in-depth, lot by lot research; The Street of Forgotten Men: From Story to Screen and Beyond, 2023, ISBN 979-8-218-209858 (a look at the 1925 film and its relationship to the Bowery and impact on American language and ...
The Atlantic Guards were a 19th-century American street gang active in New York City from the 1840s to the 1860s. It was one of the original, and among the most important gangs of the early days of the Bowery, along with the Bowery Boys, American Guards, O'Connell Guards, and the True Blue Americans.
Gordon-Phillips grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and moved to New York City at the age of 10 to live with her sister Rosie. [4] Gordon-Phillips and her sisters Rosie and Jeanie owned the Venice Theater on Park Row from the 1920s to the 1940s; [5] Gordon-Phillips was the manager. [6]
A 12-year-old boy in Washington state was arrested after he allegedly stole his grandfather's car and drove it roughly 160 miles across the state.. Police in the city of Issaquah notified the ...
Prior to the formal establishment of the Poetry Project, St Mark's Church was already a venue for cultural events. In January 1966, the 'Poetry Committee', a group of organising poets composed of Paul Blackburn, Carol Bergé, Carol Rubinstein, Allen Planz, Jerome Rothenberg, Paul Plummer, and Diane Wakowski, was established there. [6]
One Summer, 50 States
Reception for Charley Skedaddle was positive, [4] [5] with the book receiving the 1988 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. The book is utilized in many classrooms, [ 6 ] with teachers using it to help inform students about the American Civil War.