The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots of 1863 - Softcover

Schecter, Barnet

 
9780802715081: The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots of 1863

Synopsis

A dramatic narrative of one of America's largest riots traces the outbreak that took place nine days after the battle of Gettysburg and nearly destroyed the nation's financial, industrial, and commercial marketplace, in an account that offers insight into the events that sparked the riot and how it shaped subsequent history. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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About the Author

Historian Barnet Schecter is the author of The Battle for New York: The City at the Heart of the American Revolution. He lives in New York City.

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ISBN 10:  0802714390 ISBN 13:  9780802714398
Publisher: Walker & Co, 2005
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