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# The First Ward: Fingy Conners, The Sullivan Brothers & Mark Twain

**Brand:** richard sullivan
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## Customer Reviews

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    What a treasure
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 29, 2022*

This is the story of Buffalo’s First Ward, a no holds barred revelation of the families who lived the rough and tumble existence in the later 1800s.  No matter where you come from, the stories are captivating and very insightful.  You won’t be able to put it down.  Highly recommended!

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    This is a great read!
  

*by S***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 15, 2022*

An interesting look at Buffalo in the 1800’s!  The history of the Irish in the “First Ward” comes to life.  If you have ever lived in Buffalo, you will recognize many of the places mentioned.  I fully enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading Richard Sullivan’s second book.

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    Great Read about Buffalo Politics, History, Characters
  

*by T***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 5, 2011*

The "First Ward" is a must read for any fan of Buffalo politics,Buffalo history (1850 - 1900),and for anyone who likes a great non-fiction tale of the many challenges facing the mostly Irish immigrants who settled in Buffalo's First Ward. It is the tale of the many hardships the people endured, where death from disease and accidents  visited every home on an almost annual basis.There was no welfare, food stamps, or unemployment insurance,yet they managed to survive.It is the tale how,despite these common losses, these families survived to become successful politicians, policeman, and businessmen.Not all of these people attained their positions on the up and up. One of the most evil, mean spirited thugs you probably never heard of was William J."Fingy" Conners. Though small in stature, he held sway (at one time or another) with some of the most important and powerful people of the day. At one time he controlled the docks in every major Great Lakes Port. The story of Fingy alone is more than enough reason to read this book. To me the most interesting part is - it is all true. Written by Richard Sullivan, you can tell this man must have spent endless hours researching census records,newspaper clippings,and obituaries. Most Buffalonian's know that the people of the First Ward were mostly hard working Irish Catholics, who for the most part worked the docks and worked as scoopers unloading freighters from the midwest laden with grain, making Buffalo the largest (at the turn of the century) flour making center in the world. This book offers a detailed look at their live's - from the lamplighter to one of the most powerful & despised men of the day. A man who had the audacity to personally call out the bishop on his stance during a dockworkers strike.After reading this book, I look forward to the next First Ward - Volume 2, supposedly coming out in 2013.

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