An Irish-American odyssey
Subtitle: the remarkable rise of the O'Shaughnessy brothers
By: Colum Kenny
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Columbia, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780826220240
Subjects: Irish Americans; Advertising executives; Biography; Journalists
Notes: "The O'Shaughnessy brothers' story takes place between 1860 and 1950 in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Ireland. They were the children of an impoverished immigrant who fled the famine in Ireland and of his Irish-American wife. 'An Irish-American Odyssey' is the tale of this first-generation immigrant family's struggle to assimilate into American society, highlighting their perseverance and determination to seize opportunities and surmount obstacles, all the while establishing a legacy for their own descendants in American art, advertising, journalism, and public service."-- Publisher's description.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Missouri settlers; title: James O'Shaughnessy, star reporter; title: Rising fortunes in Chicago; title: Hyphenated immigrant loyalties; title: The Irish Fellowship Club and Chicago politics; title: Gus and the Gaelic revival; title: James at the helm of US advertising; title: Two Midwestern attorneys; title: Irish roots; title: An Irish leader in America; title: The best in the business; title: Missouri to Manhattan.