The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America

Barnet Schecter
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On July 13, 1863, the largest riots in American history broke out on the streets of New York City, nearly destroying in four days the financial, industrial, and commercial hub of the nation. Placing the riots in the context of social tension and reform from the 1840s through the 1870s, Barnet Schecter sheds new light on the Civil War era and on the history of protest and reform in America.
Genres: HistoryCivil WarNonfictionAmerican HistoryNew YorkPoliticsAmerican Civil War19th Century
448 Pages

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