The fires of Philadelphia : citizen-soldiers, nativists, and the 1844 riots over the soul of a nation
by Schrag, Zachary M. (Author)
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Summary
"... [A] comprehensive look at the 1844 riots that pitted nativist Protestants in Philadelphia against Irish Catholic immigrants. Positioning the riots as a precursor to the Civil War, Schrag details how leaders of the American Republican Party (a forerunner of the Know Nothing Party), including cha... Full description
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English
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Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
Subjects
Riots > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 19th century.
Irish Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 19th century.
Nativism > History > 19th century.
Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.) > History > 19th century.
Kensington (Philadelphia, Pa.) > Ethnic relations.