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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.Schecter, Barnet is the author of 'Devil's Own Work The Civil War Draft Riots of 1863' with ISBN 9780802715081 and ISBN 0802715087.
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