An Irish-American Odyssey : The Remarkable Rise of the O'Shaughnessy Brothers /

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The story of the O'Shaughnessys in Missouri, Chicago, New York, and Ireland between 1860 and 1950 is a remarkable one. They were the children of an impoverished immigrant who had fled famine and of his Irish-American wife. Their experiences illuminate the gradual assimilation of immigrants and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Kenny, Colum, 1951- (Author), Dabholkar, Pratibha A. (Author)
Other Authors: Lee, Kristie (Bookjacket designer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
O'Shaughnessy, Thomas.
O'Shaughnessy, John, > 1927-
O'Shaughnessy, James.
O'Shaughnessy, Francis.
Irish Americans > Biography.
Advertising executives > United States > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Missouri settlers
  • 2. James O'Shaughnessy, star reporter
  • 3. Rising fortunes in Chicago
  • 4. Hyphenated immigrant loyalties
  • 5. The Irish Fellowship Club and Chicago politics
  • 6. Gus and the Gaelic revival
  • 7. James at the helm of US advertising
  • 8. Two midwestern attorneys
  • 9. Irsh roots
  • 10. An Irish leader in America
  • 11. The best in the business
  • 12. Missouri to Manhattan
  • Appendix one. Journalism of James O'Shaughnessy
  • Appendix two. A Missouri-Irish haunting
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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