In this Book
- The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- THE CITY IN 1863
- 1 Packed and Pestilential Town
- pp. 2-17
- 2 The Reasons for Riot
- pp. 18-46
- THE DAYS OF THE RIOT
- 3 The Fuse and the Powder
- pp. 48-75
- 4 Black Pogrom and the Old Whitecoat
- pp. 76-95
- 5 Clubs Are Trumps
- pp. 96-113
- 6 The Reign of King Mob
- pp. 114-137
- 7 City for Conquest
- pp. 138-155
- 8 Peace in Warsaw
- pp. 156-168
- THE AFTERMATH
- 9 The Harvest of Riot
- pp. 170-191
- 10 The Reckoning
- pp. 192-210
- Appendixes
- pp. 211-268
- Bibliographical Essay
- pp. 315-318
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813162553
Related ISBN(s)
9780813151823, 9780813185989
MARC Record
OCLC
900345162
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No