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NYC's IRISH FAMINE IMMIGRANTS, 1863 DRAFT RIOTS, GANGS OF NEW YORK and more| Peter Quinn, author
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For this episode I spoke with Irish-American author, Peter Quinn about his growing up in 50s/60s Bronx, his various books, Irish famine immigration, life as a writer, his thoughts on Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York" and much more
PETER'S BOOKS
https://www.fordhampress.com/peter-quinn/
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00:00 Preview, Peter’s background
07:27 Peter’s Irish heritage
10:27 Growing in 50s/60s Bronx
16:52 Irish immigration
24:36 “The Great Migration” of black people from Southern states to big cities
25:37 Discrimination faced by Irish immigrations to the US in 19th century
27:27 Peter’s novel on the 1863 Draft Riots
45:01 Gangs of New York movie
46:42 Reality of being a professional writer
47:58 John Morrissey (1831 – 1878), loose inspiration for Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in Gangs of New York
50:37 Peter’s most recent book, his biography
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