City of Sedition: The History of New York City During the Civil War

by John Strausbaugh

Book Overview

In a single definitive narrative, City of Sedition tells the spellbinding story of the huge-and hugely conflicted-role New York City played in the Civil War. No city was more of a help to Abraham... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455584185
• ISBN13: 9781455584185
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Twelve
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Lost History

Strausburg masterfully weaves a tale of a city, New York, which was at times Lincoln's greatest ally, and at other his greatest enemy. You will learn things in this book that you were not taught in schools, such as the greatest mass lynching of blacks took place in NY, in opposition to the draft. You will learn other things about both the North and the South that you would never think were true. You will learn that one of America's greatest songs writers, Stephen Foster, died a drunkard, with pennies to his name. You will learn that the South’s theme song, "Dixie," was one of Lincoln's favorite songs. This book is a "must read" for anyone interested in the history of New York during that turbulent time.