Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 115 Headley, Joel Tyler 1813 1897 Headley, J. T. (Joel Tyler) Headley, Joel T. (Joel Tyler) The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Text file produced by Richard Prairie, David Moynihan, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873" by Joel Tyler Headley is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The book addresses the tumultuous history of various riots in New York City, emphasizing how these events reflect the city’s character and the social dynamics of its diverse populace. It explores significant uprisings, such as the notorious Draft Riots of 1863, situating them within the broader context of American history and their impact on the nation’s fate during the Civil War era. The beginning of this account introduces the author's motivation to document the riots, particularly in response to calls from those who played vital roles in quelling the Draft Riots. Headley asserts that previous histories have overlooked these events, which substantially affected the outcome of the Civil War and the nation's financial stability. He highlights the dangers of mob violence and stresses the necessity of effective measures to prevent future riots, advocating for an improved police response. This opening establishes a serious tone, as it emphasizes the significance of understanding these riots—not as mere disturbances, but as events that mirror the tumultuous societal changes and conflicts of the era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Riots -- New York (State) -- New York Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863 New York (N.Y.) -- History F106 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 571163 571164 2024-10-03T11:06:08.026412 2023-10-03T09:49:00.655224 text/html text/html 575918 2013-06-22T07:53:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii 196414 2013-06-22T07:54:10 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 281986 2024-10-03T11:06:17.584305 application/epub+zip 288553 2024-10-03T11:06:11.653341 application/epub+zip 279467 2024-10-03T11:06:10.119380 application/epub+zip 516962 2024-10-03T11:06:22.407313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484492 2024-10-03T11:06:16.647331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455311 2022-09-03T13:51:47.814618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506119 505959 2024-10-03T11:06:07.301438 2023-10-03T09:49:00.067238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 505878 2013-06-22T07:53:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188717 2013-06-22T07:54:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20020 2024-10-03T11:06:22.548293 application/rdf+xml 14708 2024-10-03T11:06:10.690343 image/jpeg 3599 2024-10-03T11:06:10.400356 image/jpeg 271516 2024-10-03T11:06:08.073361 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia