An Irish-American odyssey : the remarkable rise of the O'Shaughnessy brothers /

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The O'Shaughnessy brothers' story takes place between 1860 and 1950 in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Ireland. They were the children of an impoverished immigrant who fled the famine in Ireland and of his Irish-American wife. This book tells the tale of this first generation immigrant f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kenny, Colum, 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2014]
Subjects:
O'Shaughnessy, James.
O'Shughnessy, Thomas.
O'Shaughnessy family.
Irish Americans > United States > History.
Américains d'origine irlandaise > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Irish Americans.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; One. Missouri Settlers; Two. James O'Shaughnessy
  • Star Reporter; Three. Rising Fortunes in Chicago; Four. Hyphenated Immigrant Loyalties; Five. The Irish Fellowship Club and Chicago Politics; Six. Gus and the Gaelic Revival; Seven. James at the Helm of US Advertising; Eight. Two Midwestern Attorneys; Nine. Irish Roots; Ten. An Irish Leader in America; Eleven. The Best in the Business; Twelve. Missouri to Manhattan; Appendix One: Journalism of James O'Shaughnessy; Appendix Two: A Missouri-Irish Haunting; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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