1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History - Hardcover

O'Donnell, Edward T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517227541 ISBN 13: 9780517227541

Publisher: Gramercy Books, 2006

Synopsis

This compendium contains 1001 fascinating facts and trivia about the intertwined histories of Ireland and the United States. It is a complete reference to important historic events and the contributions of Irish Americans in areas including:

· Politics
· The arts
· Science and medicine
· Sports

and much more.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward T. O’Donnell is a professor of American history at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is the author of numerous articles and essays about Irish American history, including a weekly history column for the Irish Echo newspaper. He lives in Holden, Massachusetts with his wife and four daughters. Please visit his Web site www.EdwardTODonnell.com.

From the Inside Flap:

ery chapter of American history has been shaped by the millions of immigrants who have arrived on these shores over the centuries. And none more so than the Irish. As historian Edward T. O’Donnell documents in 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History, Irish immigrants have played a central role in the defining the American character and identity. For more than four hundred years the Irish have fled British oppression, religious persecution, and during the famine years in the 1840s, mass starvation to begin a new life in America. Here, while enduring poverty and discrimination, the Irish released their long-suppressed talents as entrepreneurs, leaders, scholars, soldiers, builders, athletes, writers, and artists.

1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History is a comprehensive and vividly illustrated celebration of Irish enterprise, talent, and courage. Organized around such broad subjects as culture, politics, busine

About this edition

• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0517227541
• ISBN 13: 9780517227541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352