The New York City draft riots : their significance for American society and politics in the age of the Civil War /
Iver Bernstein.
Bok Engelsk 1991 Iver. Bernstein,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New York : : Oxford University Press, , 1991, c1990.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (384 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; ONE: DRAFT RIOTS AND THE SOCIAL ORDER; TWO: ORIGINS OF THE CRISIS, 1850's AND 1860's; THREE: RESOLUTIONS OF THE CRISIS, 1860's AND 1870's; EPILOGUE: The Draft Riots' Lost Significance; APPENDICES AND MAPS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY; INDEX;. - 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
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| ISBN | 0-19-802171-2. - 0-19-992343-4. - 1-280-44115-1. - 1-4237-3746-6. - 1-60129-841-2
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