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



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English | ISBN: 0813151821 | 2014 | 336 pages | PDF | 29 MB

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.