num_pages: 323
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
titlecomplete: The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
ratings_count: 8
publisher: The University Press of Kentuc