num_pages: 448
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America
titlecomplete: The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America
genres: 19th Century, History, Politics, American History, New York, American Civil War, Nonfiction, Civil War
ratings_count: 96
places: The United States of America
publisher: Walker Books