Banished children of Eve

Description:

Set at the time of the 1863 Draft Riots in NewYork City, the novel follows Irish immigrants as they try to avoid Civil War conscription while battling blacks they fear are taking their jobs. There is a romance between an Irish actor who plays blacks in minstrel shows and a black actress.

subjects: Fiction,  History,  New York (N.Y.) Civil War, 1861-1865,  New York Times reviewed,  Fiction, historical, general,  New york (n.y.), fiction,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction,  Irish americans, fiction,  African americans, fiction,  Fiction, war & military

Places: New York (N.Y.)

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865