Black powder, white lace
Subtitle: the du Pont Irish and cultural identity in nineteenth-century America
By: Margaret M. Mulrooney.
Series: Becoming modern
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Hanover
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company.; Irish Americans -- Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.) -- Ethnic identity.; Irish Americans -- Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.) -- History -- 19th century.; Working class -- Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.) -- History -- 19th century.; Brandywine Creek Valley (Pa. and Del.) -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mutual interests; title: The ties that bind; title: A distinctive faith; title: The bean a ti; title: Habitations; title: All the goods and chattels; title: Porches, yards, gardens, fences; title: Linen tablecloths and lace curtains.