THE DRAFT RIOTS IN NEW YORK. JULY, 1863. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE: THEIR HONORABLE RECORD

[Draft Riots]

Edité par Baker & Godwin, New York, 1863

117, [blank], [1], [1 blank] pp. In a presentation, gilt-decorated and gilt-lettered brown cloth binding to Hon. Philip S. Crooke [lightly sunned]. All edges gilt. With elegant presentation slip in typescript laid in: "Presented, with their compliments, by the Metropolitan Police of the City of New York." See Wikipedia for a biography of Philip Schuyler Crooke, New York politician [originally a Democrat, during the War a Republican]. Clean text, upper blank margin corner of title page with a chip [no text loss]. Very Good. This book tells the story of the notorious Draft Riots of 1863, which occurred little more than a week after the Battle of Gettysburg. "One of the first studies to appear on the riots" [Nevins]. The author, David Barnes, dedicates the book to the New York Police Department. His text praises numerous bureaus and individuals of the Department. Stimulated by the Lincoln Administration's new Conscription Law and New York's first draft lottery, the rioters-- mostly working class Irish Americans-- began to attack military facilities. But other targets soon caught their eye. In a city with a long history of riots and other civil disturbances, this one stands out for its brutal assault on New York's black residents. Barnes says the riots were "ostensibly in opposition to" the Draft, "but early took the character of an outbreak for the purposes of pillage, and also of outrage upon the colored population." The Detective force was "occupied in giving information to the negroes in quarters threatened by the mob, and directing them where to find safety." A precinct-by-precinct description of the riot is printed. The burning of the Colored Orphan Asylum, and the deaths of "colored victims," are described in detail. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 3513. II Nevins 120. Blockson 2741. Not in Eberstadt, Decker, Work, Harv. Law Cat., LCP. N° de réf. du vendeur 41908

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : THE DRAFT RIOTS IN NEW YORK. JULY, 1863. THE...
Éditeur : Baker & Godwin, New York
Date d'édition : 1863