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those looking for urban history and political discontent this book has it all, This covers the time in the civil war focusing mostly on thedraft riots in New York City, It is a convoluted story that Professor Spann tries to sort out doing an excellent job, This was one of the first books I read on the civil war and it gives a very different perspective than you can get anywhere else.
It is an enjoyable read and is a great addition to the urban history of New York City, This is an interesting book about New York during the period of the civil war what they contributed, the politics and so on, Interesting account of Civil War New York, filled with perspectives on financial prosperity coupled with abject poverty, blatant racism, immigration, tribal politics and the thin line between the fervently patriotic Unionist movement with a antiLincoln, proslavery sentiment.
Not for everyone, but worth a shot if you want to appease the nerd in you, Gotham at War is an accessible, entertaining account of America's biggest and most powerful urban center during the Civil War, New York City mobilized an enthusiastic but poorly trained military force during the first

month of the war that helped protect Washington, D, C. , from Confederate capture. Its strong financial support for the national government may well have saved the Union, New York served as a center for manpower, military supplies, and shipbuilding, And medically, New York became a center for efforts to provide for sick and wounded soldiers, Yet, despite being a major Northern city, New York also had strong sympathy for the South, Parts of the city were strongly racist, hostile to the abolition of slavery and to any real freedom for black Americans, The hostility of many New Yorkers to the military draft culminated in one of the greatest of all urban upheavals, the draft riots of July.
Edward K. Spann brings his experience as an urban historian to provide insights on both the varied ways in which the war affected the city and the ways in which the city's people and industry influenced the divided nation.
This is the first book to assess the city's contributions to the Civil War, Gotham at War examines the different sides of the city as some fought to sustain the Union while others opposed the war effort and sided with the South.
This unique book will entertain all readers interested in the Civil War and New York City, About the Author Edward K, Spann is professor emeritus of history at Indiana State University, He is a specialist in nineteenthcentury history and urban history, Spann has authored a number of books, including The New Metropolis: New York Cityand Ideals and Politics: New York Intellectuals and Liberal Democracy, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
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