Irish Boston A Lively Look at Boston's Colorful Irish Past |
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Author:
| Quinlin, Michael |
ISBN: | 978-0-7627-8834-7 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press, The
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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From famine to fame, poverty to power, the 300-year journey of the Boston Irish features a cast of memorable characters who shaped the city's illustrious history. Runaway servants and war heroes, poets and priests, and Olympic champions and a US president all form a lively narrative of one immigrant group overcoming the odds in pursuit of the American Dream.
From famine to fame, poverty to power, the 300-year journey of the Boston Irish features a cast of memorable characters who shaped the city's illustrious history. Runaway servants and war heroes, poets and priests, and Olympic champions and a US president all form a lively narrative of one immigrant group overcoming the odds in pursuit of the American Dream.