American Heretics

by Peter Gottschalk

Book Overview

In the middle of the nineteenth century a group of political activists in New York City joined together to challenge a religious group they believed were hostile to the American values of liberty and freedom. Called the Know Nothings, they started riots during elections, tarred and feathered their political enemies, and barred men from employment based on their religion. The group that caused this uproar?: Irish and German Catholics--then known as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137278293
• ISBN13: 9781137278296
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Saint Mary's Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"