Lowell Irish

by David McKean and David D. McKean

Book Overview

Irish immigrants streamed into the mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, at the start of the Industrial Revolution, fleeing poverty and later the Great Hunger. Irish families established a neighborhood called the Acre, and some rose to roles as successful business owners who shaped the history of their new home. Hugh Cummiskey emigrated from Northern Ireland to become a powerful work gang leader and businessman who in turn hired newly arrived immigrants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467117846
• ISBN13: 9781467117845
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"