Banished children of Eve
by Peter Quinn
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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.
FictionHistoryNew York (N.Y.) Civil War, 1861-1865New York Times reviewedFiction, historical, generalNew york (n.y.), fictionUnited states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fictionIrish americans, fictionAfrican americans, fictionFiction, war & military