The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen-Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation

Authors

Luke Ritter, New Mexico Highlands UniversityFollow

ISBN

9781643137285

Publication Date

June 2021

Price

29.95

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Abstract

Zachary M. Schrag's book combines biographies of rioters and their victims, and the socio-cultural context in which the riots developed. Though Shcrag offers analysis of the riots, he favors “detail and description,” which makes the book “walloping fun” to read, Ritter concludes.

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.24.2.10

Recommended Citation

Ritter, Luke (2022) "The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen-Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 24 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.24.2.10
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol24/iss2/10