Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 3

16/12/2022 24 min
Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 3

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Beyond Burning Gotham: Episode 3These episodes are the history compendium for the preceding Burning Gotham chapters. They’ll help paint the picture on what was really going on in 1835. Our characters live in a New York rapidly becoming the most important city in the western world. In this episode we’ll focus on The spoils system, John Jacob Astor, and development up Manhattan island. Burning Gotham Chapter five is called: Irving and Astor. ___________Download Episode Transcript___________Featured interviews:Daniel LevyGlen UmbergerJeff Broxmeyer___________Important LinksNew York Landmarks ConcervancyElectoral Capitalism: The Party System in New York's Gilded Age — By Jeff BroxmeyerManhattan Phoenix: The Great Fire of 1835 and the Emergence of Modern New York — Daniel Levy___________Director & Post-Producer:James Scully___________Support Burning Gotham on Patreon