ISBN:
9781610694667
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (538 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Irish Americans: The History and Culture of a People
DDC:
305.8916/2073
Keywords:
Irish Americans - History
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Virtually every aspect of American culture has been influenced by Irish immigrants and their descendants. This encyclopedia tells the full story of the Irish-American experience, covering immigration, assimilation, and achievement
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; Guide to Related Topics ; Preface ; Chronology ; Part I Context of Irish American Emigration: Coming to America; Historical Overview; Barry, Commodore John; Bible Riots; Bonny, Anne; Carey, Mathew; Carroll, Charles; Civil War, American; Cleburne, Maj. Gen. Patrick; Collins, Jerome J.; Collins, John; Dead Rabbits Gang; Devoy, John; Draft Riots, New York City; Duffy's Cut; Hillbilly; Irish Brigade; Know Nothing Movement; Mallory, Stephen; McCarty, William "Billy the Kid"; Meagher, Brig. Gen. Thomas F.; Molly Maguires; Orange Riots
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Poor LawsPotato Famine; Sullivan, Maj. Gen. John; Ursuline Convent Burning; Part II Political Activity and Economic Life: Business Endeavors and Involvement in American Politics; Historical Overview; Anglo-Irish Agreement; Bennett, William; Brady, "Diamond" Jim; Buchanan, Patrick; Calhoun, John C.; Curley, James M.; Daley, Richard, Sr. and Jr.; Dooley, James H.; Fitzgerald, John F. "Honey"; Flynn, Raymond; Ford, Henry; Fort Worth Five; Gavin, Lt. Gen. James; Hayden, Thomas; Higgins, Andrew; Holland, John P.; Irish Northern Aid Committee; Irish Political Machines; Irish Republican Army
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Jackson, President AndrewJones, "Mother" Mary Harris; Keiley, Anthony M.; Kelly, Ray; Kennedy, Justice Anthony; Kennedy, President John F.; Kennedy, Joseph P.; Kennedy, Robert F.; Long, Huey P.; Mahan, Alfred T.; McCarthy, Joseph R.; McCormick, Cyrus; McGarry, Anna; McKinley, President William; McManus, Father Sean; McNamara, Robert S.; Meany, George; Mitchell, George; Monaghan, Thomas; Moynihan, Daniel Patrick; Murphy, Audie; O'Malley, Martin; O'Neill, Thomas P., "Tip"; Polk, President James K.; Powderly, Terence V.; Quill, Michael J.; Reagan, President Ronald W.; Smith, Alfred
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Sullivan BrothersWalsh, Edmund, SJ; Part III Cultural and Religious Life: People, Institutions, and Organizations ; Historical Overview; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Baroni, Monsignor Geno; Berrigan Brothers; Carroll, Archbishop John; Catholic University of America; Clan na Gael; Cooke, Cardinal Terence J.; Corrigan, Archbishop Michael; Coughlin, Father Charles; Day, Dorothy; Dougherty, Cardinal Dennis J.; Ellis, Father John Tracy; England, Bishop John; Fenians; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Georgetown University; Hibernian Benevolent Society; Higgins, Monsignor George; Hughes, Bishop John
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Iona CollegeIreland, Archbishop John; Irish Christian Brothers; Irish Echo; Irish Edition; Knights of Equity; McGeady, Sister Mary Rose; Murray, John Courtney, SJ; O'Boyle, Cardinal Patrick; O'Connell, Bishop Denis J.; O'Hara, Cardinal John F.; Old St. Joseph's Church; Prendergast, Archbishop Edmond F.; Rice, Monsignor Charles Owen; Ryan, Father John; Scullion, Sister Mary; Sheehan, Edward R. F.; Sheen, Bishop Fulton J.; Sisters of Charity; Sisters of Mercy; Spalding, Bishop John L.; Spellman, Cardinal Francis J.; St. Patrick's Day Parade; University of Notre Dame; Villanova University
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Part IV Arts and Sciences, Sports, and Popular Culture: People and Expressions of Identity
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