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Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880 Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880 Oscar Handlin xvii, 382 pages : 19 cm OL1170974W
The Irish in baseball The Irish in baseball David L. Fleitz "Professional baseball took root in America in the 1860s during the same years that the sons of the first wave Irish famine refugees began to reach adulthood. This is a survey of the enormous contrib… OL12255373W
America is also Irish America is also Irish Robert N. Webb Traces the causes of Irish immigration to the United States and describes the social, economic, and cultural contributions of this immigrant group to their new country. OL1581959W
'Tis 'Tis Frank McCourt A sequel to Angela's Ashes, following on the memoirs of Frank McCourt. The story of Frank continues from when he first arrives in America. OL16050892W
All souls All souls Michael Patrick MacDonald In this book, the author takes us deep into the secret heart of Southie. With radiant insight, he opens up a contradictory world, where residents are besieged by gangs and crime but refuse to admit a… OL17727231W
The Story of Chicago May The Story of Chicago May Nuala O'Faolain A unique, ruminative biography -- a fascinating excursion into the American underworld at the dawn of the twentieth century, the life of an unrespectable Irish woman, and the hidden inner life of any… OL1871462W
Singing my him song Singing my him song Malachy McCourt Malachy McCourt, bestselling author of A Monk Swimming, shares the extraordinary story of how he went from living the headlong and heedless life of a world-class drunk to becoming a sober, loving fat… OL1961489W
Black mass Black mass Dick Lehr John Connolly and James "Whitey" Bulger grew up together on the tough streets of South Boston. Decades later in the mid-1970s, they met again. By then, Connolly was a major figure in the FBI's Bost… OL20013270W
Joseph P. Kennedy Presents Joseph P. Kennedy Presents Cari Beauchamp A tale of business genius and personal greed that brings to light not only the way Joseph P. Kennedy made his fortune, but how he forever changed the business of movie-making. Between 1926 and 1930, … OL2618929W
A student's guide to Irish American genealogy A student's guide to Irish American genealogy Erin McKenna A guide to genealogical research in the United States and Ireland for Irish Americans. Includes information on the history of Irish immigration. OL3280634W
Irish in America Irish in America Margaret J. Goldstein Examines the history of Irish immigration to the United States, discussing why the Irish came, what their lives were like after they arrived, where they settled, and customs they brought from home. OL3299099W
I am Irish American I am Irish American Ellwood Connor Discusses an Irish American's heritage, including famous Irish Americans and information about Ireland. OL3358738W
Tracing our Irish roots Tracing our Irish roots Sharon Moscinski Describes life in Ireland, the Potato Famine, emigration to America, and the contributions of the Irish Americans to their new land. OL3496059W
The American Irish The American Irish Jay P. Dolan 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 politic… OL4320263W
The American Irish The American Irish William Vincent Shannon xiii, 458 p. : 25 cm OL4796560W
Crossing Highbridge Crossing Highbridge Maureen Waters "Maureen Waters began writing about the Bronx in the spirit of dinnseachas, Irish place lore, as a means of recuperating from the accidental death of her son, whose story frames her own. Finding her … OL5591534W
A daughter's search for home in Ireland A daughter's search for home in Ireland Alice Carey "As a young girl Alice Carey realized that "home" can mean different things. The only child of poor Irish immigrants, her isolated childhood in a cold-water flat in Queens is transformed when her mot… OL5719453W
Forgetting Ireland Forgetting Ireland Bridget Connelly "In 1880, at the height of Ireland's second famine, a ship of paupers was sent from Galway to take up land granted them by a Catholic bishop in Minnesota. There they encountered the worst winter in t… OL5955021W
Irish in Minnesota Irish in Minnesota Ann Regan "Irish Immigrants to Minnesota performed two surprising feats. Contradicting the stereotype of Irishmen as bad farmers, they built some of the country's most successful and enduring Irish farming com… OL5955631W
The Paddy Camps The Paddy Camps Brian C. Mitchell xviii, 247 p. : 23 cm OL9169314W
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