How the Irish Won the American Revolution: The Forgotten Heroes of America's War of Independence

by Phillip Thomas Tucker

Book Overview

When the Continental Congress decided to declare independence from the British empire in 1776, ten percent of the population of their fledgling country were from Ireland. By 1790, close to 500,000 Irish citizens had immigrated to America. They were was very active in the American Revolution, both on the battlefields and off, and yet their stories are not well known. The important contributions of the Irish on military, political, and economic levels...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1510755675
• ISBN13: 9781510755673
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"