Title: Hanging Henry Gambrill
Description: "Examines the rise and fall of nativist political violence in 1850s Baltimore, by exploring the connections between organized gangs, volunteer firemen, and political figures. Drawn from court records, contemporary newspaper accounts, letters, and other original sources"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biography, History, Murderers, Nativism, Political violence, Politics and government, Social conditions, Baltimore (md.), politics and government, Maryland, social conditions
Places: Baltimore, Baltimore (Md.), Maryland
People: Henry C. Gambrill (d. 1859)
Time periods: 19th century