City of God: A Novel of Passion and Wonder in Old New York

The third installment in the bestselling Old New York series set in the tumultuous years before the Civil War, where New York City stands on the brink of transformation—and destruction.

In 19th-century New York, Manhattan is a place of astonishing contrasts—fabulous wealth and brutal poverty, fervent faith and moral outrage, glittering society and blood-soaked streets. Waves of immigrants crowd Manhattan as religious movements ignite, gangs rule entire neighborhoods, and the drums of war gro...