((Oh no. Illness setting in. Quick post QUICK POST.))
So Bowey B'hoys were apparently a New York gang in the mid 19th century. Nativist, anti-Catholic, anti-Irish, flashy and violent, they made quite a still during their time.
From what I can tell, Whitman could have at the very least related to these boys in the sense that they were going against the norm, fighting the expectations of those higher up than them. the boys were also primarily single males, so there's a kind of sexual freedom there that Whitman seemed fond of. They also had a heavy influence on language, coming up with their own distinct slang, and anyone interested in creative writing or literature can appreciate those who have power over language.
All-in-all, they were a very outspoken group, that could relate to our poet simply by making a statement.
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