In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and an African father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against African-Americans and wealthy "swells" of New York City.
year: 2009, 2011
call number/section: 1000
subjects: draft riot, new york, n.y., 1863, race relations, racially mixed people, riots, african americans, new york (n.y.), history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction, fiction, united states, 1861-1865, civil war, confederate states of america
Editions
Myers, Walter Dean
Egmont USA (2009)
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and an African father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against African-Americans and wealthy "swells" of New York City.
Schools: 1
Myers, Walter Dean
Egmont USA (2011)
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and a black father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against blacks and wealthy "swells" of New York City.
Schools: 6
Myers, Walter Dean
In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and an African father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against African-Americans and wealthy "swells" of New York City.
Schools: 43