When it comes to Irish America, certain names spring to mind Kennedy, O'Neill and Curley testify to the proverbial footsteps of the Gael in Boston. However, few people know of Sister Mary Anthony O'Connell, whose medical prowess carried her from the convent to the Civil War battlefields, earning her the nickname the Boston Irish Florence Nightingale, or of Barney McGinniskin, Boston's first Irish cop, who proudly roared at every roll call, McGinniskin from the bogs of Ireland present! Along with acclaim or notoriety, many forgotten Irish Americans garnered numerous historical firsts. In Hidden History of the Boston Irish, Peter F. Stevens offers an entertaining and compelling portrait of the Irish immigrant saga and pays homage to the overlooked, yet significant, episodes of the Boston Irish experience.
Hidden History of the Boston Irish
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle.
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
omc,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Hidden History of the Boston Irish: Little-Known Stories from Ireland's "Next Parish Over" (Kindle Edition)
Read Hidden History of the Boston Irish in double quick time. Found it veryinteresting. it shows how far the Irish came from third class citizens to positions of power.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Characters,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Hidden History of the Boston Irish: Little-Known Stories from Ireland's "Next Parish Over" (Paperback)
Greta read. A must for anyone who would really like to understand Boston politics. Rogues; yes we have had them. compare them to present day politicians. That's when men were men.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding Information on the Irish in Boston,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Hidden History of the Boston Irish: Little-Known Stories from Ireland's "Next Parish Over" (Paperback)
Great Read once you start you just want to keep going. Gives you some good information on the Irish from Boston. If you are doing some reasearch on the Irish in Boston this book will give you some insites.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
