Anbinder, Tyler.

Five Points : the 19th-century New York City neighborhood that invented tap dance, stole elections, and became the world's most notorious slum / Tyler Anbinder. - New York : Plume, 2002, c2001. - viii, 532 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Reprint of hardcover edition published by The Free Press, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-515) and index.

0452283612 (pbk.) 9780452283619 (pbk.)


Slums--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.
Ethnic neighborhoods--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.
City and town life--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.


Five Points (New York, N.Y.)--History.
Five Points (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions.
New York (N.Y.)--History.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions.