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Title: Gotham at War: New York City, 1860-1865 (The American Crisis Series, No. 9) by Edward K. Spann ISBN: 0-8420-5057-4 Publisher: Scholarly Resources Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A City in Turmoil
Comment: The tremendous yet perplexing role that New York City played during the Civil War has long been an unnecessarily neglected subject in the City's--and the Nation's--history. Professor Spann's book fills that void.
Because of its powerful financial ties to the South's cotton industry, as well as its immigrants' fierce mistrust of emancipation, the City was undoubtedly the 'northernmost southern city'. On the other side of the coin, New York City stood to make fortunes on the war industry, and the Republican controlled State government was going to do its best to support the Union's effort. Because of these facts, the City was doomed to tear itself apart over and again throughout the conflict: the Draft Riots of 1863 being the most famous incarnation. Professor Spann's book not only covers these crucial elements, but features many others: the power of a manipulative press, the efficient rabble-rousing on both sides of the issue, the paranoia, the race/class/ethnic tensions, etc.
So, why four stars instead of five? Purely subjective reasons. First, the book makes several references to other works in order to just shoot them down. (The air of superiority crops up too often.) Also Professor Spann makes the point, several times, that the press--and the diaries of George Templeton Strong--were strongly biased and unreliable. Yet, the author often cites these works to shore up some of his arguments. I'm sure Professor Spann has a reason to trust certain articles or entries, I only wished I had. Still, this is a great read and a fascinating history that deserves attention
Rating: 5
Summary: New York's pro-Union spirit was not a unified reaction
Comment: The ninth volume in the outstanding SR Books "The American Crisis Series", Gotham At War: New York City, 1860-1865 provides an unusual focus on the history of New York City during the Civil War era. New York's pro-Union spirit was not a unified reaction to the war: some opposed the war effort and sided with the South, and the city's poorly trained military force was offset by a strong financial backing which had a strong influence on Union successes. The analysis of economic and social influences on the outcome of the war makes for fascinating reading.
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Title: When Sherman Marched North from the Sea: Resistance on the Confederate Home Front (Civil War America) by Jacqueline Glass Campbell ISBN: 0807828092 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography by William E. Gienapp ISBN: 0195151003 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The New York City Draft Riots: Their Significance for American Society and Politics in the Age of the Civil War by Iver Bernstein ISBN: 0195071301 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson ISBN: 0345359429 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 21 January, 1989 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Crisis in the Southwest: The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle over Texas (The American Crisis Series, No. 6) by Richard Bruce Winders ISBN: 0842028013 Publisher: Scholarly Resources Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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