The Armies of the Streets
The New York City Draft Riots of 1863| By: | Adrian Cook |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kentucky |
| Print ISBN: | 9780813151823 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780813162553 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.