The American presence in Ulster : a diplomatic history, 1796-1996 / Francis M. Carroll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Francis M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Americans--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--History.

Americans.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Civilization.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Foreign public opinion, American.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Relations--United States.

United States--Relations--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tells the story of the link between Ulster and the United States and presents the first general history of the U.S. Consulate in Belfast.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Preface

1. BRIDGES to AMERICA

2. FOUNDING the UNITED STATES CONSULATE

3. FAMINE and REVIVAL

4. BELFAST and the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

5. GILDED AGE DIPLOMACY

6. CHANGING TIMES for IRELAND

7. OVER HERE: The Second World War

8. PEACE and WAR

9. The TROUBLES in NORTHERN IRELAND

10. BRIDGES to NORTHERN IRELAND

Appendixes

A. Consular Appointments in Belfast

B. Consular Appointments in Londonderry

C. Consular Appointments in the Belfast and Londonderry Consular Districts

D. American Presidents with Ulster Origins

Sources

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8132-1591-9

OCLC:

646520713