Fascinating book with sections on the Negro Riots of 1712-1741, the Stamp Act Riots of 1765, Abolition Riots of 1834, 35, the Draft Riots of 1863, etc., Illustrated throughout.
Headley, J. T. Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Great Riots. An Illustrated History of the Railroad and Other Great American Riots, Including all the Riots in the Early History of the Country. New York. E. B. Treat. 1882. 560pp.
Attractive decorative cloth, through at corners, but handsome. Front hinge to mull and a bit shaken, but in no danger of coming away. One gathering shaken and forward in binding. Good, attractive copy.
