Seated by the sea : the maritime history of Portland, Maine, and its Irish longshoremen /

This book deals with the history of the port of Portland, Maine, an important North Atlantic maritime community with significant ties to Canada and Europe. A central focus of the book is the primacy of the Irish labour force that served to load and unload ships in this harbor.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connolly, Michael C. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Brennan, Joseph E. (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2010]
Colección:New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.
Working in the Americas.
Temas:
Stevedores > Maine > Portland > History.
Irish > Maine > Portland > History.
Irish Americans > Maine > Portland > History.
Working class > Maine > Portland > History.
Labor unions > Maine > Portland > History.
Social change > Maine > Portland > History.
Port cities > Maine > Case studies.
Débardeurs > Maine > Portland > Histoire.
Irlandais > Maine > Portland > Histoire.
Américains d'origine irlandaise > Maine > Portland > Histoire.
Travailleurs > Maine > Portland > Histoire.
Syndicats > Maine > Portland > Histoire.
Villes portuaires > Maine > Études de cas.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Economic history
Ethnic relations
Irish
Irish Americans
Labor unions
Port cities
Social change
Social conditions
Stevedores
Working class
Portland (Me.) > Economic conditions.
Portland (Me.) > Social conditions.
Portland (Me.) > Ethnic relations.
Maine
Maine > Portland
Case studies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book deals with the history of the port of Portland, Maine, an important North Atlantic maritime community with significant ties to Canada and Europe. A central focus of the book is the primacy of the Irish labour force that served to load and unload ships in this harbor.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 280 pages) : illustrations, map.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813040202
0813040205
9780813041759
0813041759

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