Black Powder, White Lace: The Du Pont Irish and Cultural Identity in Nineteenth-Century America

by Margaret M. Mulrooney

Book Overview

Twenty years ago, Margaret Mulrooney's history of the community of Irish immigrant workers at the du Pont powder yards, Black Powder, White Lace, was published to wide acclaim. Now, as much of the materials Mulrooney used in her research are now electronically available to the public, and as debates about immigration continue to rage, a new edition of the book is being published to remind readers of the rich materials available on the du Pont...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1644532808
• ISBN13: 9781644532805
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher