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Review title: Paradise Alley - An excellent look at NYC during the 1860's
Product review: I just finished Kevin Baker's "Paradise Alley". It's historical fiction about the New York Draft Riots during the Civil War. He cites as a reference the book "Gangs of New York" upon which the movie of the same name is based. Baker's goal was to portray an accurate account of the events. His goal definitely was not revisionism!The book is 600+ pages long and it tends to drag a little in spots but it is well worth the read. Baker uses the (sometimes maddening) device of each chapter being a viewpoint of one of the principle characters for some event. So when three folks witness a major event, you can bet you're going to read about the event three times.Be advised that the book is quite graphic in its descriptions of war and the riots...not for the faint of heart.
