The Irish Americans
By: by Karen Price Hossell.
Series: Immigrants in America
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Irish Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Irish Americans -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.; Immigrants -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Irish Americans.; Immigrants.; Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Emigration and immigration.; Ireland -- Emigration and immigration.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Reviews the reasons why millions of Irish have immigrated to America, what their passage was like, the kind of jobs most found, communities they formed, and the discrimination they faced.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-103) and index.
Table of contents: title: Leaving Ireland; title: Sailing to America; title: Making a home; title: Working; title: The Irish and politics; title: Respectability and assimilation.