A gripping and masterful account of the moment one of America\'s founding cities turned on itself, giving the Nation a preview of the Civil War to come.
In 1844, Philadelphia was set aflame by a group of Protestant ideologues--avowed nativists--who were seeking social and politica.
But it also echoes the earliest anti-immigrant sentiments of the country.
America is in a state of deep unrest, grappling with xenophobia, racial, and ethnic tension a national scale that feels singular to our time.
A gripping and masterful account of the moment one of America\'s founding cities turned on itself, giving the Nation a preview of the Civil War to come