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

by Zachary M. Schrag

Book Overview

A gripping and masterful account of the moment one of America's founding cities turned on itself, giving the nation a preview of the Civil War to come.

America is in a state of deep unrest, grappling with xenophobia, racial, and ethnic tension a national scale that feels singular to our time. But it also echoes the earliest anti-immigrant sentiments of the country. In 1844, Philadelphia was set aflame by a group of Protestant ideologues--avowed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164313728X
• ISBN13: 9781643137285
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"