The Irish Americans: A History
- ISBN-10
- 1608190102
- ISBN-13
- 9781608190102
- Series
- The Irish Americans
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-02-02
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Author
- Jay P. Dolan
Description
Follows the Irish from their first arrival in the American colonies through the bleak days of the potato famine, the decades of ethnic prejudice and nativist discrimination, the rise of Irish political power, and on to the historic moment when John F. Kennedy was elected to the highest office in the land.
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