City of Fire Trilogy Paradise Alley, (Paperback)

from Gairid

'Paradise Alley' is a fascinating glimpse into American History and the evolution of New York City. Mr. Baker has a way with description that goes above and beyond most writers of historical novels; 'Paradise Alley' paints a picture of American life in New York City and the politics therein, the ...

from ChuckNorton

Baker provides a richly detailed and harrowing account of the New York City draft riots of 1863, told through the fictional lives of Irish immigrants, an escaped slave and a jaded journalist. With his customary attention to historical accuracy and his ear for dialect, this novel creates a world t...

from RochelleJewelShapiro

How did Kevin Baker manage to weave all that research on the Civil War, the famine in Ireland, slavery, the draft riots in the Five Points in Mew York City and seven voices into such a powerful and urgent tale of love, loss, what it means to be free vs. enslaved, redemption and revenge? The langu...

from PghDragonMan

Chronologically, this book predates Baker's previous book about early New York City, "Dreamland". This time the action takes place in Civil War era New York City and leads up to one of the greatest urban riots, the New Your Draft Riot. Baker highlights the early Irish immigrant population of the ...

from maryreinert

The details of life in NYC during this time are amazing - one can almost smell the air (thankfully, we can't). After seeing "Gangs of New York" I was impressed with how the details from the book and the details in movie held true. Baker has done a marvelous job of creating characters who are from...