Insurance Vs Gangs of New York

Welcome to the Insurance Vs History Podcast! In my first episode, a recent re-watch of the movie Gangs of New York inspires me to ask if insurance inadvertently encouraged gang activity in 19th century New York. In investigating this question I dive into a discussion of the history of firefighting, 19th century fire insurance in England and the United States, and how insurance evolved as a result.

Links:

• Fire Insurance in the United States (eh.net)
• A Short History of Fire Marks, The World’s Hottest Insurance-Related Antiques - Atlas Obscura
• Home - The Philadelphia Contributionship (1752.com)
• In the Early 19th Century, Firefighters Fought Fires ... and Each Other | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine
• The African American Firefighter Museum (aaffmuseum.org)
• The Inspiring History of Women in Firefighting in the US | Amazing Women In History
• Fires in Edo - Wikipedia
• Edo Firemen - artelino
• New York Draft Riots - HISTORY
• The New York City Draft Riots of 1863 (uchicago.edu)
• Kim Kardashian and the Rise of Private Firefighting - The Atlantic

Books:

• The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld: Herbert Asbury, Russell Shorto: 9780307388988: Amazon.com: Books
• Eating Smoke: Fire in Urban America, 1800–1950: Tebeau, Mark: 9780801867910: Amazon.com: Books
• Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood that Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections, and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum: Anbinder, Tyler: 9781439141557: Amazon.com: Books

Hire These People:

• My audio editor, and Voice Over Actor: Zach Stinnett
• Voice Over Actor Jeff Kornbrot: Jeff Kornbrot - Professional Voice Over Talent | Voices or at jak@kornbrot.com

Contact Me:

• insurancevshistory@gmail.com