The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863 PDF
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UUnniivveerrssiittyy ooff KKeennttuucckkyy UUKKnnoowwlleeddggee United States History History 1974 TThhee AArrmmiieess ooff tthhee SSttrreeeettss:: TThhee NNeeww YYoorrkk CCiittyy DDrraafftt RRiioottss ooff 11886633 Adrian Cook CClliicckk hheerree ttoo lleett uuss kknnooww hhooww aacccceessss ttoo tthhiiss ddooccuummeenntt bbeenneefifittss yyoouu.. Thanks to the University of Kentucky Libraries and the University Press of Kentucky, this book is freely available to current faculty, students, and staff at the University of Kentucky. Find other University of Kentucky Books at uknowledge.uky.edu/upk. For more information, please contact UKnowledge at [email protected]. RReeccoommmmeennddeedd CCiittaattiioonn Cook, Adrian, "The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863" (1974). United States History. 56. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_united_states_history/56 THE ARMIES OF THE STREETS This page intentionally left blank THE ARMIES OF THE STREETS TheNe w York City Draft Riots of 1863 ADRIAN COOK THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY ISBN: 978-0-8131-5182-3 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 73-80463 Copyright© 1974 by The University Press of Kentucky A statewide cooperative scholarly publishing agency serving Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky State College, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. Editorial and Sales Offices: Lexington, Kentucky 40506 To My Mother This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Proem xi THE CITY IN 1863 I Packed and Pestilential Town 2 2 The Reasons for Riot 18 THE DAYS OF THE RIOT 3 The Fuse and the Powder 48 4 Black Pogrom and the Old Whitecoat 76 5 Clubs Are Trumps 96 6 The Reign of King Mob 114 7 City for Conquest 138 8 Peace in Warsaw 156 THE AFTERMATH 9 The Harvest of Riot 170 IO The Reckoning 192 Appendixes 211 Notes 269 Bibliographical Essay 315 Index 319 This page intentionally left blank
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