James F. Smith MBA

Philadelphia native James Francis Smith, a graduate of North Catholic High and LaSalle University has an MBA from Pacific Lutheran University.

Visit Jim's blog www.theirish-americanstory.com

After a successful career in Industry and Finance (including a division controller for the Weyerhaeuser Company and a CFP with KMS Financial Services) he returned to his first love narrative history chronicled in a novel fashion. In documenting the series he titled The Irish-American Story, Jim created a resource for preserving the history of Irish accomplishments and contributions to American Society. With the American Revolution still being researched, among other books Smith published:

"Druids, Celts, and Romans" - Europe at the beginning of Western Civilization.

"The Civil War's Valiant Irish" - America's Civil War honoring the hundreds of thousands Irish-born, Irish-Americans, and Scot-Irish who participated on both sides.

"The Last of the Fenians" covers the battles of WWI, Anglo-Irish War, Ulster, and the Irish Civil War.

"The Life and Times of Liam O'Donnell" covers the Philadelphia O'Donnells from the end of WWI through Prohibition, The Great Depression, and WWII.

"Rory O'Donnell and the Kennedys" covers the Kennedy years, Korea, Civil Rights, and Vietnam. For the story behind the story,check out his blog :

"theirish-americanstory.com"