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The New York City Draft Riots : Their Significance for American Society and Politics in the Age of the Civil War.
For five days in July 1863, at the height of the Civil War, New York City was under siege. Angry rioters burned draft offices, closed factories, destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines, and hunted policemen and soldiers. Before long, the rioters turned their murderous wrath against the black c...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1991.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | For five days in July 1863, at the height of the Civil War, New York City was under siege. Angry rioters burned draft offices, closed factories, destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines, and hunted policemen and soldiers. Before long, the rioters turned their murderous wrath against the black community. In the end, at least 105 people were killed, making the draft riots the most violent insurrection in American history. In this vividly written book, Iver Bernstein tells the compelling story of the New York City draft riots. He details how what began as a demonstration against the first fe. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliography: p. 341-347 and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198021711 0198021712 9781601298416 1601298412 1280441151 9781280441158 0199923434 9780199923434 1423737466 9781423737469 |