Gregory Crouch's Blog, page 2

Scenes from New York City’s Five Points slum

Here are scenes of the Five Points neighborhood where John Mackay grew up. Clicking on the images enlarges them for more detailed examination. First, a drawing of the intersection of Baxter and Worth streets. (New York Public Library Digital Collections) And then check out this stereo pair—it clearly shows the exact same buildings. (Also from...

My review of NO BEAST SO FIERCE in today’s WSJ

Bengal tigers under "normal circumstances" don't prey on humans. But in early-20th century India, circumstances were far from normal.

My review of “The Edge of Anarchy,” by Jack Kelly, for the WSJ

I enjoyed this one—Kelly does a fine job telling the story of this important-but-neglected episode.

My WSJ review of “Civil War Barons” by Jeffrey D. Wert

Here’s “Entrepreneurs For The Union,” my review of Civil War Barons: The Tycoons, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Visionaries Who Forged Victory and Shaped a Nation by Jeffrey D. Wert in the Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, November 6, 2018.   Clicking on the image below should enlarge the article for easy reading. Here’s the full list of...

National Geographic article about Gold Rush Era ships buried below modern San Francisco

San Francisco as it was when John Mackay arrived in 1851. “New Map Reveals Ships Buried Below San Francisco” by Greg Miller for National Geographic, including an incredible photo of Yerba Buena Cove at the height of the Gold Rush.

The Nevada Appeal reviews THE BONANZA KING

In “‘The Bonanza King’ captures Mackay,” John Barrette reviewed THE BONANZA KING for the Nevada Appeal, July 31, 2018.

THE BONANZA KING in the Washington Post

Here’s “Why we need government to safeguard against the new robber barons,” my perspective piece for the Washington Post’s “Made by History” series, about  what we can learn about the modern media landscape from John Mackay’s “Cable War” with robber baron Jay Gould, and about the dangers of monopolies and cartels.

THE BONANZA KING on C-SPAN

Two Flying Tigers books reviewed for the WSJ by Gregory Crouch

Here’s “Tigers Over a Rising Sun,” my review of A Few Planes for China by Eugenie Buchan and The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan by Sam Kleiner for the Wall Street Journal, July 21-22, 2018. Clicking the image below should enlarge it to readable...

THE BONANZA KING in the New Yorker

THE BONANZA KING in the New Yorker, July 23, 2018!   (Click on the images to enlarge)