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The Irish in the South, 1815-1877 /

The only comprehensive study of Irish immigrants in the 19th-century South, this book makes a valuable contribution to the story of the Irish in America and to our understanding of southern culture. The Irish who migrated to the Old South struggled to make a new home in a land where they were viewed...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gleeson, David T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Irish Diaspora; Chapter 2: Urban Pioneers in the Old South; Chapter 3: Earning a Living; Chapter 4: Family, Community, and Ethnic Awareness; Chapter 5: Keeping the Faith; Chapter 6: The Irish, the Natives, and Politics; Chapter 7: The Know-Nothing Challenge; Chapter 8: Slavery, State Rights, and Secession; Chapter 9: The Green and the Gray; Chapter 10: Irish Confederates; Chapter 11: Postwar Integration; Conclusion: Irish Southerners; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.