Civil War Era Walking Tour of NYC
New York, New York
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 2 hours
War Between the States or War of Northern Aggression? A radically different look at the war that divided America. This is the true story of our nation at war with itself. Your tour will meet at The Bowling Green at the Southern Tip of Manhattan and proceed through Lower Manhattan, ending at the Tweed Courthouse at City Hall Park. The tour takes 2 hours to complete and will take you through NYC's oldest historic district where we'll pass many architectural landmarks. Feel free to ask your guide about the places you're passing, they are happy to answer all of your questions.
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War Between the States or War of Northern Aggression? A radically different look at the war that divided America. This is the true story of our nation at war with itself. Your tour will meet at The Bowling Green at the Southern Tip of Manhattan and proceed through Lower Manhattan, ending at the Tweed Courthouse at City Hall Park. The tour takes 2 hours to complete and will take you through NYC's oldest historic district where we'll pass many architectural landmarks. Feel free to ask your guide about the places you're passing, they are happy to answer all of your questions.War of Northern Aggression, War of Southern Independence -- what was it really all about? Your tour guide will lead a discussion about the accepted reasons for the war as well as the more controversial theories about why it was fought.
Was President Lincoln truly motivated by a desire to save the nation, or did he vastly overstep his Constitutional powers? How influenced was he by the great financial interests of his time: railroads, industry and finance?
This will be a thought provoking, historical tour, considered to be the most politically incorrect Civil War Tour in NYC! On this tour you will experience 19th Century New York, a city of immense wealth and devastating poverty. A city on the verge of war. Hear about how the Peace Democrats, War Democrats, Republicans and Tammany Hall jockeyed for political power without regard to where it would lead the country or the people of the city. Listen to stories about controversial New Yorkers like Horace Greeley and Fernando Wood who stood by their beliefs in the face of opposition. Learn about NYC’s surprising and conflicted role in America’s most devastating war.
Was President Lincoln truly motivated by a desire to save the nation, or did he vastly overstep his Constitutional powers? How influenced was he by the great financial interests of his time: railroads, industry and finance?
This will be a thought provoking, historical tour, considered to be the most politically incorrect Civil War Tour in NYC! On this tour you will experience 19th Century New York, a city of immense wealth and devastating poverty. A city on the verge of war. Hear about how the Peace Democrats, War Democrats, Republicans and Tammany Hall jockeyed for political power without regard to where it would lead the country or the people of the city. Listen to stories about controversial New Yorkers like Horace Greeley and Fernando Wood who stood by their beliefs in the face of opposition. Learn about NYC’s surprising and conflicted role in America’s most devastating war.
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