The Banished Children of Eve

Peter Quinn

Original title: Banished children of Eve

earliest edition we have, 1994 Overlook TP, 2008 paperback 624 pages

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.

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The Banished Children of Eve paperback · 2008 · Overlook TP · 624 pages · 9781590200575
Banished children of Eve edition · 1994 · Viking · 612 pages
Banished children of Eve edition · 1994 · Hamish Hamilton · 612 pages

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