The Irish in the South, 1815-1877 / David T. Gleeson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gleeson, David T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish Americans--Southern States--History--19th century.

Irish Americans.

Irish Americans--Southern States--Social conditions--19th century.

Irish Americans--Southern States--Ethnic identity.

Immigrants--Southern States--History--19th century.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Southern States--Social conditions--19th century.

White people--Southern States--History--20th century.

White people.

Southern States--Ethnic relations.

Southern States.

Southern States--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive study of Irish immigrants in the 19th-century American South, this book seeks to make a valuable contribution to the story of the Irish in America and to our understanding of southern culture.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Irish Diaspora; Chapter 2: Urban Pioneers in the Old South; Chapter 3: Earning a Living; Chapter 4: Family, Community, and Ethnic Awareness; Chapter 5: Keeping the Faith; Chapter 6: The Irish, the Natives, and Politics; Chapter 7: The Know-Nothing Challenge; Chapter 8: Slavery, State Rights, and Secession; Chapter 9: The Green and the Gray; Chapter 10: Irish Confederates; Chapter 11: Postwar Integration; Conclusion: Irish Southerners; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-268)and index.

ISBN:

9798890872197

9780807875636

0807875635

OCLC:

70721656