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El Proyecto Macnamara : the Maverick Irish priest and the race to seize California 1844-1846 /
The story of a maverick young priest from Co Clare whose audaciou bid to colonise much of California including the San Joaquin Valley with Irish families in the 1840s precipitated the Mexican-US War. Macnamara's Mexican project could have led to the founding of a 'New Ireland', but it...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Dublin, Ireland] :
Merrion,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The story of a maverick young priest from Co Clare whose audaciou bid to colonise much of California including the San Joaquin Valley with Irish families in the 1840s precipitated the Mexican-US War. Macnamara's Mexican project could have led to the founding of a 'New Ireland', but it was thwarted by President Polk whose forces seized California. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (305 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781908928757 1908928751 |