The Armies Of The Streets: The New York City Draft Riots Of 1863

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.

• | Author: Adrian Cook
• | Publisher: University Press Of Kentucky
• | Publication Date: Jul 15, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0813151821
• | ISBN-13: 9780813151823