The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863

The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
ISBN-10
0813162556
ISBN-13
9780813162553
Category
History
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
2014-07-15
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Author
Adrian Cook

Description

In July 1863 New York City experienced widespread rioting unparalleled in the history of the nation. Here for the first time is a scholarly analysis of the Draft Riots, dealing with motives and with the reasons for the recurring civil disorders in nineteenth-century New York: the appalling living conditions, the corruption of the civic government, and the geographical and economic factors that led up to the social upheaval.

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