Filthy Cities — Season 1, Episode 3: Industrial New York
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Dan Snow travels back to a seething Manhattan in the throes of the industrial revolution. Millions fled persecution, poverty and famine in Europe in the 19th century in search of the Promised Land. When they arrived what they found was even worse than what they'd left behind.
About Filthy Cities
Dan Snow gets down and dirty in the murky histories of London, Paris and New York, exploring their filthy histories from the bottom up.