Irish in Wisconsin

by David G. Holmes

Book Overview

We know theirs to have been the hands that helped build the nation's canals and railroads, the transport for so many immigrant groups making their way to the newly formed state of Wisconsin in the mid-nineteenth century. Yet the stories of Irish people in Wisconsin and their role in our state's history became almost invisible as time passed. Irish in Wisconsin recounts the nature of the Irish immigrant experience in Wisconsin both in relation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870203460
• ISBN13: 9780870203466
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"