#128 Hoaxes and Conspiracies of 1864

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2011

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

We're officially subtitling this 'Strange Tales of 1864', a series of odd, fascinating stories from one pivotal year in New York City history. With the city both fatigued by the length of the Civil War and energized by Union victories, New Yorkers were often at their best -- and their worst. The city unites around an unusual parade -- the first regiment of African-American troops -- even as it elects a pacifist mayor sympathetic to the Southern cause. A grand and flamboyant fair, uniting the community, offers up a surprising New York tradition -- the theme restaurant. Meanwhile, a local newspaper editor devises an elaborate hoax to get rich quick off the gold market. But with the November re-election of Abraham Lincoln also comes a deadly threat -- a Confederate conspiracy aimed at New York's luxury hotels. Tune in as we recount the botched plot to destroy New York in an conflagration of 'Greek fire'. www.boweryboyspodcast.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	The Bowry Boys episode 128 hoaxes and conspiracies of 1864.
0:06.1	Hey, it's the Bowry Boys.
0:07.8	Hey.
0:08.8	The Bowry Boys is brought to you by eurochipo.com.
0:12.7	Eurochipo editors personally visit and review the best budget hotels in Europe.
0:17.5	Now with hotels in New York City on the web at eurochipo.com.
0:22.1	Hello there, welcome to the Bowry Boys. This is Greg Young.
0:25.1	And this is Tom Myers.
0:26.6	Back again with another podcast and this one is very extra special and I'll tell you why.
0:31.8	We talk about history, but occasionally we record in the midst of history.
0:36.8	We had a podcast a couple years ago where we recorded about the New York Stock Exchange.
0:41.3	Right.
0:41.8	And that was right during the stormiest week I believe that Wall Street had had in a hundred years.
0:46.9	Well, a little history is happening right now.
0:48.9	We are recording on the eve of this gigantic hurricane.
0:52.8	Irene that is expected to arrive in the city at about eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
0:57.8	So today is Saturday the 27th of August 2011 and we're just sort of cranking out
1:04.6	our third part in the story of the Civil War in New York City while something else is happening outside.
1:10.2	We have not evacuated.
1:11.7	Neither Greg nor I had to leave our apartments.
1:14.0	We do know where our evacuation center is and it's at the Seward Park High School,
1:18.5	which to tie a back to a podcast because it all comes back.
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