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Devil¿s Mile tells the rip-roaring story of New York¿s oldest and most unique street The Bowery was a synonym for despair throughout most of the 20th century. The very name evoked visuals of drunken bums passed out on the sidewalk, and New Yorkers nicknamed it ¿Satan¿s Highway, ¿ ¿The Mile of Hell, ¿ and ¿The Street of Forgotten Men.¿ For years the little businesses along the Bowery¿stationers, dry goods sellers, jewelers, hatters¿periodically...

The New York Times Book Review: "Alexiou guides us through this checkered history with gusto."Kevin Baker, author of The Big Crowd: "Devil's Mile is a terrific read. Alice Sparberg Alexiou knows her history, and she brings it all brimming to life here in the story of the Bowery, the most notorious street in America."A fascinating cultural history of New York City's Bowery, from the author of The Flatiron.The Bowery was a synonym for despair th...

The marvelous story of one of New York City's most unique buildingsCritics hated it. The public feared it would fall over. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. But even before it was completed, the Flatiron Building had become an unforgettable part of New York City.Alice Sparberg Alexiou chronicles not just the story of the building, but the heady times in which it was built. It was the dawn of the twentieth century, a time when Madison S...