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Here, in this engrossing and often hilarious book, Stephen Birmingham explores how the Irish elite emerged in America--frequently in less than a generation's time--out of poverty into positions of both social and business prominence.

The Irish-Catholic dynasties of America, the Kennedys, the Cuddihys, Buckleys and Bradys all fled the Irish potato famine, arriving penniless in the slums of New York and Boston. This is their social history, the story of their rise from desperate poverty to fame and fortune... Read Full Overview

Extraordinary true stories of the Irish in America, their remarkable rise from urban poverty, and the powerful dynasties they engendered

Author Stephen Birmingham, who chronicled the rise of Jewish immigrants to extraordinary wealth and success in Our Crowd,... Read Full Overview