Iver Bernstein: 1 book
The New York City Draft Riots
Their Significance for American Society and Politics in the Age of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 1991
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...
