For five days in July 1863, at the height of the Civil War, New York City was under siege. Angry rioters burned draft offices, closed factories, destroyed railr

The fascinating story of Boston's violent past is told for the first time in this history of the city's riots, from the food shortage uprisings in the 18th cent

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

Considers H.R. 12328 and identical H.R. 12605 and H.R. 12721, and similar H.R. 12557, to prohibit riots and incitement of riots in D.C. Includes LRS report "Sta

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