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Title:

Nine Irish lives : the thinkers, fighters & artists who helped build America / edited by Mark Bailey ; illustrated by Edward Hemingway.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xiv, 258 pages : illustrations ; 21 c

Subject:

Irish--United States--Biography
Irish Americans--United States--Biography

Other Authors:

Bailey, Mark, 1968- editor
Hemingway, Edward, illustrator

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The peacemaker: Niall O'Dowd (1953- ) / by Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan The caretaker: Margaret Haughery (1813-1882) / by Rosie O'Donnell -- The organizer: Mary "Mother" Jones (1837-1930) / by Terry Golway -- The soldier: Albert D.J. Cashier (1843-1915) / by Jill McDonough -- The muckraker: Samuel S. McClure (1857-1949) / by Michael Moore -- The father: Father Edward J. Flanagan (1886-1948) / by Mark K. Shriver -- The director: Rex Ingram (1893-1950) / by Pierce Brosnan -- The author: Maeve Brennan (1917-1993) / by Kathleen Hill -- The peacemaker: Niall O'Dowd (1953- ) / by Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan

Summary:

"The lives of nine Irish immigrants as told by nine contemporary Irish Americans"-- Provided by publisher

ISBN:

1616205172
9781616205171

OCLC:

(OCoLC)993688122

LCCN:

2017042933

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)