Irish Americans
By: Margaret C. Hall.
Series: We are America
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Irish Americans -- Juvenile literature.; Immigrants -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Irish Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Immigrants -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Irish Americans.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.; Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Describes the conditions in Ireland that led people to immigrate to the United States and what their daily lives are like in their new home.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index.
Table of contents: title: A new home; title: Ireland; title: The first Irish Americans; title: Life in America; title: The Irish famine; title: A difficult journey; title: The arrival; title: Finding work; title: Home in the city; title: Facing prejudice; title: Working together; title: Irish American traditions; title: William Coveney's story.