The Banished Children of Eve
Publisher: Overlook TP
Published: May 27, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 624
ISBN-13: 9781590200575
Subjects: Historical - General; Fiction / Historical; Fiction; Fiction - Historical
Description: Set at the time of the 1863 Draft Riots in NewYork City, the novel follows Irish immigrants as they try to avoid Civil War conscription while battling blacks they fear are taking their jobs. There is a romance between an Irish actor who plays blacks in minstrel shows and a black actress.