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Irish Americans : the history and culture of a people / William E. Watson and Eugene J. Halus, Jr., editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Irish Americans--History--Encyclopedias.
- Irish Americans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 511 pages) : illustrations, portraits
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file HTML
- Summary:
- Virtually every aspect of American culture has been influenced by Irish immigrants and their descendants. This encyclopedia tells the full story of the Irish-American experience, covering immigration, assimilation, and achievement.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Context of Irish American emigration: coming to America
- pt. II. Political activity and economic life: business endeavors and involvement in American politics
- pt. III. Cultural and religious life: people, institutions, and organizations
- pt. IV. Arts and sciences, sports and popular culture: people and expressions of identity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400672699
- 9798216105060
- 9781610694674
- 1610694678
- OCLC:
- 897907038
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