The armies of the streets : the New York City draft riots of 1863 /

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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 co...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, Adrian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [1974]
Temas:
1863
Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863.
Émeutes de la conscription, New York, N.Y., 1863.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
New York (State) > New York
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813162553
0813162556

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