The Orange Riots : : Irish Political Violence in New York City, 1870 and 1871 /

The Orange Riots : : Irish Political Violence in New York City, 1870 and 1871 / / Michael A. Gordon.

In this book Michael A. Gordon examines the causes and consequences of the tragic and bloody "Orange Riots" that rocked New York City in 1870 and 1871. On July 12 of both years, groups of Irish Catholics clashed with Irish Protestants marching to commemorate the victory of 1690 at the Batt...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Gordon, Michael A.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]
©2009
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (286 p.) :; 2 maps, 1 line drawing, 9 halftones, 5 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps, Figure, and Illustrations
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Contending Visions
  • 2. The Elm Park Riot
  • 3. Portents of Violence
  • 4. The Eighth Avenue Riot
  • 5. Judgment
  • 6. Aftermath
  • Appendix A / Killed, Injured, and Arrested in Connection with the 1870 Riot
  • Appendix B / Billed, Injured, and Arrested in Connection with the 1871 Riot and a List of Property Damages
  • Appendix C / Sources of Biographical Information on Selected Committee of Seventy Members
  • Index

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