Real lace revisited
By: James P. MacGuire
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781493024902
Subjects: Rich people; Irish Americans; Biography; Social life and customs; Ethnic relations; Upper class
Description: "Here is a revisitation--part tribute, part update--of Stephen Birmingham's beloved Real Lace. James P. MacGuire, a member of one of Birmingham's Irish families, creates his own entertaining portrait of life among the Irish rich, further detailing and filling out this engrossing portion of America's social history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: In praise of Stephen Birmingham; title: Foreword: The real first Irish family; title: McDonnell & Co. : the aftermath; title: The rise of the wealthy Irish Catholics; title: WASPs, Jews and the Irish; title: Southward and westward; title: Faith of our fathers (and mothers); title: Profile: Portsmouth Priory : the early years; title: From counting houses to carryout; title: Profile: Tom Monaghan and Domino's Pizza; title: High (and low) society; title: Profile: Watering holes : Saratoga, Southampton, Newport; title: Sport; title: Profile: The Maras and Rooneys : from racing to pro football; title: In the public arena; title: Profile: The Kennedys and the Buckleys; title: Vatican II : an age of anxiety; title: The 1960s : high-water mark; title: Profile: Portsmouth again : from priory to abbey; title: Gratitude; title: Profile: Peter Flanigan and student sponsor partners; title: Assimilation : leaving the ghetto; title: Decay and falling away; title: Epilogue: Endings and new beginnings.