The American Irish
Subtitle: a history
By: Jay P. Dolan.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781596914193
Subjects: Irish Americans -- History
Description: Follows the Irish from their first arrival in the American colonies through the bleak days of the potato famine, the decades of ethnic prejudice and nativist discrimination, the rise of Irish political power, and on to the historic moment when John F. Kennedy was elected to this highest office in the land.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.