Textures of Irish America |
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Author:
| McCaffrey, Lawrence J. |
Series title: | Irish Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-8156-0521-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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The author documents his thesis that American urban history begins with the arrival of large numbers of Irish Catholic immigrants in the 1820s. He argues that Irish Americans' material success, which took them as a group from the ghetto to middle-class, has caused a fading of Irish identity.
The author documents his thesis that American urban history begins with the arrival of large numbers of Irish Catholic immigrants in the 1820s. He argues that Irish Americans' material success, which took them as a group from the ghetto to middle-class, has caused a fading of Irish identity.