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The Irish in Illinois.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Billings, Mathieu W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Irish--Illinois--History.
- Irish.
- Irish Americans--Illinois--History.
- Irish Americans.
- Illinois.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (271 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "The authors look at the state's earliest Irish residents and communities and describe the critical roles played by Irish immigrants in the settlement and founding of the Prairie State"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Quote
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Irish in Illinois
- 1. From Imperial Soldiers to Prairie Patriots: The Irish in the Illinois Country, 1750-1818
- William Croghan (1752-1822) and Lucy Clark Croghan (1764-1838)
- Major John Whistler (ca. 1756-1829)
- 2. From Irish Exiles to Paddy Politicians: The Irish in Illinois, 1818-65
- How the Irish Became Democrats
- Bishop William Quarter (1806-48)
- James Shields (1806-79), Hero of the Mexican-American War
- A Saber Duel Averted
- Jennie Hodges, aka Albert Cashier (1843-1915)
- 3. At the Forefront of the Multiethnic City: The Irish in Chicago, 1865-1933
- Holy Family Church and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
- Sister Mary Agatha Hurley (1826-1902)
- Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1837-1930)
- Alexander Sullivan (1848-1913)
- Captain Francis O'Neill (1848-1936)
- Irish Women and Suffrage
- 4. Beyond the South Side: The Irish of Downstate Illinois, 1865-1960
- Patrick H. Morrissey (1862-1916)
- Helen Ross Hall (1846-1928)
- "Wild Mike" Casey
- Vera O'Connell Janes
- John P. Looney (1865-1942)
- Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
- Edward "Butch" O'Hare (1914-43)
- 5. A South Side Empire? The Irish in Chicago, 1933-83
- James T. Farrell (1904-79)
- Patrick Nash (1863-1943)
- Margaret A. Haley (1861-1939)
- Sister Mary William Sullivan (1925-2017)
- Conclusion: Irish Identities in Contemporary Illinois
- Lawrence J. McCaffrey (1925-2020)
- Liz Carroll (1956-)
- For Further Reading
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index of Surnames
- Index of Subjects
- About the Authors
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9780809338009
- 0809338009
- OCLC:
- 1250088970
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