The Armies of the Streets, The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, (1974). 0813112982. Large 8vo. 323 pp. including index. 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..... More