Title: Armies of the Streets
Subtitle: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
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
Subjects: Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863, Draft Riot,  New York, N.Y., 1863, Draft Riot, 1863, Compulsory Military service, Draft resistors, History
Places: New York City
Time periods: 1863