Irish Immigrants in Michigan: A History in Stories

by Pat Commins and Elizabeth Rice

Book Overview

To leave or stay was the question for the Irish in the nineteenth century. In Ireland, people suffered persecution, poverty and famine. America offered freedom and opportunity. For those who left and came to Michigan, the land's abundant natural resources encouraged them to become loggers, miners, fishermen, traders and farmers. Others became rail workers, merchants, lawyers, soldiers, doctors and teachers. Governor Frank Murphy advocated for civil...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467146315
• ISBN13: 9781467146319
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"