The Irish Americans: A History
By Jay P. Dolan
4/5
()
About this ebook
Jay Dolan of Notre Dame University is one of America's most acclaimed scholars of immigration and ethnic history. In THE IRISH AMERICANS, he caps his decades of writing and teaching with this magisterial history of the Irish experience in the United States. Although more than 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry, no other general account of Irish American history has been published since the 1960s. Dolan draws on his own original research and much other recent scholarship to weave an insightful, colorful narrative. He follows the Irish from their first arrival in the American colonies through the bleak days of the potato famine that brought millions of starving immigrants; the trials of ethnic prejudice and "No Irish Need Apply;" the rise of Irish political power and the heyday of Tammany politics; to the election of John F. Kennedy as president, a moment of triumph when an Irish American ascended to the highest office in the land.
Dolan evokes the ghastly ships crowded with men and women fleeing the potato blight; the vibrant life of Catholic parishes in cities like New York and Chicago; the world of machine politics, where ward bosses often held court in the local saloon. Rich in colorful detail, balanced in judgment, and the most comprehensive work of its kind yet published, THE AMERICAN IRISH is a lasting achievement by a master historian that will become a must-have volume for any American with an interest in the Irish-American heritage.
Jay P. Dolan
Jay P. Dolan is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame, where he founded the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism. He is the author of several books, including his best known work, The American Catholic Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present.
Related to The Irish Americans
Related ebooks
The Scotch-Irish: A Social History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story of Ireland: A History of the Irish People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Famine Ships Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Irish Diaspora Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsScotch Irish Pioneers In Ulster And America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Roots of Ireland's Troubles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Border: The Legacy of a Century of Anglo-Irish Politics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Paisanos: The Irish and the Liberation of Latin America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Forgotten Facts of Irish History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlight from Famine: The Coming of the Irish to Canada Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Envisioning an English Empire: Jamestown and the Making of the North Atlantic World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Real History of Ireland Warts and All Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIrish Immigration to America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to America Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Irish in the South, 1815-1877 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Princeton History of Modern Ireland Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Famine Plot: England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/51916: One Hundred Years of Irish Independence: From the Easter Rising to the Present Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/51916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Irish in the American Civil War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Great Irish Potato Famine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Twelve Apostles: Michael Collins, the Squad, and Ireland's Fight for Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Atlantic Canada's Irish Immigrants: A Fish and Timber Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistory of Scotland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIrish Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ireland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
United States History For You
A People's History of the United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Library Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/51776 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: An Edgar Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Killing the Guys Who Killed the Guy Who Killed Lincoln: A Nutty Story About Edwin Booth and Boston Corbett Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Reset: And the War for the World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twelve Years a Slave (Illustrated) (Two Pence books) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The White Album: Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fifties Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Disloyal: A Memoir: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Awakening: Defeating the Globalists and Launching the Next Great Renaissance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Irish Americans
1 rating1 review
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If you are looking for a fairly comprehensive look at the contributions of the Irish to American politics and public life, then this is the book for you. A detailed study of the history of prominant Irish Americans, this book is a must-read for any Irish American.The book does read a lot like a college textbook, and I can easily see it being used as such. Despite my high level of interest in the topic, the book was hard to sink into, and certainly required breaks to cleanse the palette. There is a certain amount of repetition which detracted from the reading experience, and I would have appreciated a less dry tone throughout much of the text. Regardless, the book was an excellent effort to record the historical contributions of a powerful minority population in the US, and I would recommend this book to others interested in this history.
1 person found this helpful