A Fortunate Wind: How the Irish Famine Changed America

by Niall O'Dowd

The Irish Famine forced a million Irish to flee to America, where they faced discrimination and hatred as unwanted immigrants. They sailed on coffin ships, destitute and desperate. However, the new immigrants and their offspring soon began changing America . The impact of men like Henry Ford, Billy the Kid, JFK, Eugene O'Neill and women like Mother Jones on the new country was profound. The new Irish fought Lincoln's war and helped defeat slavery,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1510782745
• ISBN13: 9781510782747
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages