{"product_id":"banished-children-of-eve-a-novel-of-civil-war-new-york-paperback","title":"Banished Children of Eve: A Novel of Civil War New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the top twenty books every Irish American should read by \u003ci\u003eIrish Central\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Civil War has just entered its third bloody year, and the North is about to impose its first military draft, a decision that will spark the most devastating and destructive urban riot in American history. \u003ci\u003eBanished Children of Eve \u003c\/i\u003etraces that event as its tentacles grip New York City. The cast is drawn from every stratum: a likeable and laconic Irish-American hustler, an ambitious and larcenous Yankee stockbroker, an immigrant serving girl, a beautiful and mysterious mulatto actress and her white minstrel lover as well as a cluster of real-life characters, including scheming, ever-pompous General George McClellan; fiery, fierce Archbishop \"Dagger John\" Hughes; and fast-declining musical genius Stephen Foster. The fates of these characters coalesce in the cataclysm of the Draft Riots, as a pivotal period in the history of New York and the nation is painfully, vividly, magically bought to life.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical fiction as well made and whole as this is not common....Convincing and intriguing... Hardly a page of this book is without some revelation.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Peter Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, political historian, and foremost chronicler of New York City. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLooking for Jimmy: In Search of Irish America\u003c\/i\u003e and a trilogy of historical detective novels--\u003ci\u003eHour of the Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Never Returned\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDry Bones\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45619517882412,"sku":"9780823294084","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/banished-children-of-eve-a-novel-of-civil-war-new-york-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}