
Hidden History of the Boston Irish
Little-Known Stories from Ireland's "Next Parish Over"
Peter F. Stevens(Author)
History Press Library Editions
Published on 28. March 2008
Book
Hardback
162 pages
978-1-5402-1862-9 (ISBN)
Description
When it comes to Irish America, certain names spring to mind Kennedy, O Neill, and Curley testify to the proverbial footsteps of the Gael in Boston. However, few people know of Sister Mary Anthony O Connell, whose medical prowess carried her from the convent to the Civil War battlefields, earning her the nickname the Boston Irish Florence Nightingale, or of Barney McGinniskin, Boston s first Irish cop, who proudly roared at every roll call, McGinniskin from the bogs of Ireland present! Along with acclaim or notoriety, many forgotten Irish Americans garnered numerous historical firsts. In Hidden History of the Boston Irish, Peter F. Stevens offers an entertaining and compelling portrait of the Irish immigrant saga and pays homage to the overlooked, yet significant, episodes of the Boston Irish experience."
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5402-1862-9 (9781540218629)
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