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A violent uprising in New York City during the Civil War, driven by discontent with the draft and racial tensions, which heavily influenced the setting of Gangs of New York.
An Irish American gang that was active in the 1850s and 1860s in the Five Points area of Manhattan, known for their clashes with rival gangs.
Tammany Hall, the Democratic political machine, dominated New York politics and was notorious for corruption and its influence over immigrant communities during the mid-19th century.
The Enrollment Act that allowed the conscription of men into the Union Army during the American Civil War, which caused widespread protest and riots in New York City.
Books:
The Alienist
by Caleb Carr
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
The Given Day
by Dennis Lehane
The Bonfire of the Vanities
by Tom Wolfe
Dreamland
by Kevin Baker
Movies:
The Revenant
Once Upon a Time in America
Road to Perdition
The Departed
Peaky Blinders
There Will Be Blood
No Country for Old Men
The Proposition
Seraphim Falls
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Music:
Django Unchained Soundtrack by Various Artists
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack by Various Artists
There Will Be Blood Soundtrack by Jonny Greenwood
The Last of the Mohicans Soundtrack by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman
No Country for Old Men Soundtrack by Carter Burwell
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Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.
This is the best action movie of all time!
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