The Orange Riots: Irish Political Violence in New York City, 1870 and 1871

by Michael A. Gordon

Book Overview

In this book Michael A. Gordon examines the causes and consequences of the tragic and bloody "Orange Riots" that rocked New York City in 1870 and 1871. On July 12 of both years, groups of Irish Catholics clashed with Irish Protestants marching to commemorate the victory of 1690 at the Battle of the Boyne that confirmed the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. The violence of 1870 left eight people dead; the following year, more than sixty died. Reconstructing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801480345
• ISBN13: 9780801480348
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher