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Indlæser... Banished Children of Eve, A Novel of Civil War New York (1994)af Peter Quinn
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Written with an impressive understanding of the culture and history, this novel charts the tensions between New York's Irish, Protestant and Black communities in the run up to the Draft Riots in the city during the US Civil War, when conscripts for the Union Army were first selected by lot. But it fails to grip as a novel; ultimately, it reads as more of a series of character descriptions than a story. ( ) A compelling and carefully researched novel set in the turbulent days leading up to the American Civil War. Quinn captures the oppression caused by poverty, crime, anti-immigrant and racist attitudes which erupted into chaos in the city of New York. You think New York City is a tough place now? If you have an interest in the subject, this book does a better job of depicting this time and place than did Martin Scorcese's Gangs of New York. (Sorry Marty). ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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In the third bloody year of Civil War, the North imposes a military draft that sparks the most destructive riot in American history. Peter Quinn's characters are drawn from across New York City's classes and races. Their fates coalesce in the cataclysm of the Draft Riots. No library descriptions found. |
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