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3 Results for john block

1. A Look at Five Points, Lower Manhattan, NYC

... from her article; Ed Rutsch (principle investigator) and Len Bianchi (fieldwork director) lead the excavation in which the artifacts13 found were analyzed by John Milner Associates (JMA) in the summer of 1992. The 50 lots unearthed on the block were mostly backyards that had been enclosed within tenement walls later on. This showed how cramped and unsanitary the living conditions were. It ... by tenement walls. (Yamin 2001, 3)" These artifacts were later able to be linked to diverse ethnic groups located within the tenements of Five Points. The archaeologists found that the block was po...

  • Word Count: 3406
  • Approx Pages: 14
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. The Business Of Railroads

... the graft and bribery of Commodore Cornelius Van-derbilt. Public demand for the transcontinental railroad for westward expansion was originally inspired by an 1836 proposal by the American statesmen John Plumbe and Robert John Walker (Railroads). Finally, in July 1862, Congress authorized the construc-tion of two railroads that together would provide the first railroad link between the Mis-sissippi Valley and ... their convenience; they discriminated among their customers; they attempted to gain a monopoly of transportation wherever possible; and they interfered in state and local polit...

  • Word Count: 1344
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. The History of Punk

... full of heroin sticking out of her arm was not something mom and dad wanted their daughter to go see on a Saturday night date with the boy from down the block, and the kids loved it. The New York City art scene magnanimously supported and embraced the punk rock movement because of the new and original aspects of creativity. In the ... like transvestite cabaret or something, kind of pre-punk. When I was living in Marin there was this Village Voice cover story and it had [Punk! magazine founders] Legs McNeil and John Holstrom sort of hanging out at a club in leather jackets and it said "A...

  • Word Count: 3241
  • Approx Pages: 13
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate
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