Ireland's Exiled Children: America and the Easter Rising

by Robert Schmuhl

Book Overview

In their long struggle for independence from British rule, Irish republicans had long looked west for help, and with reason. The Irish-American population in the United States was larger than the population of Ireland itself, and the bond between the two cultures was visceral. Irish exiles living in America provided financial support-and often much more than that-but also the inspiration of example, proof that a life independent of England was achievable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190224282
• ISBN13: 9780190224288
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"