The American Irish: A History

by Kevin Kenny

Book Overview

The American Irish: A History, is the first concise, general history of its subject in a generation. It provides a long-overdue synthesis of Irish-American history from the beginnings of emigration in the early eighteenth century to the present day. While most previous accounts of the subject have concentrated on the nineteenth century, and especially the period from the famine (1840s) to Irish independence (1920s), The American Irish: A...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582278171
• ISBN13: 9780582278172
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"