The fires of Philadelphia : citizen-soldiers, nativists, and the 1844 riots over the soul of a nation
by Schrag, Zachary M. (Author)
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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