Unstoppable Irish - Songs and Integration of the New York Irish, 17831883

Sommario

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Colonial New York
2. The New York Irish in the New Republic
3. Irish Famine and American Nativism
4. The Civil War, and Draft Riots of 1863
5. The Road to Respectability

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Info autore

Dan Milner is an adjunct assistant professor of geography and history at St. John's University. He is the author-compiler of The Bonnie Bunch of Roses: Songs of England, Ireland and Scotland and has produced a number of CDs, including the twice Indie-nominated Irish Pirate Ballads and Other Songs of the Sea.

Riassunto

Follows the changing fortunes of New York's Irish Catholics, commencing with the evacuation of British military forces in late 1783 and concluding one hundred years later with the completion of the initial term of the city's first Catholic mayor.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dan Milner
• Editore: University Of Notre Dame Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780268105730
• ISBN: 978-0-268-10573-0
• Pagine: 308
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni