The Irish In Philadelphia: Ten Generations of Urban Experience [Paperback]

Dennis Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1982

Author note: Dennis Clark is a Philadelphian who has written a number of books on urban problems, race relations, and immigrant history. "The Irish of Philadelphia" is the first of several volumes produced by the author tracing the history of Philadelphia's 200-year-old Irish community.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a serious, solid, widely and deeply researched study that reveals a number of significant and interesting insights into Irish immigrant history in America." --Commonwealth "A fine book about the Irish in Philadelphia that is a combination of social history and a study of ten generations of a transplanted minority struggling initially for survival, then for advancement, affluence, recognition and identity against formidable odds." --Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography "A fund of good stories and some interesting conclusions on the extraordinarily adept transition managed by an essentially rural people into a rough and bustling urban environment in the mid-nineteenth century." --Philadelphia Inquirer "A valuable contribution that will prove interesting not only to historians but also to sociologists and students of urban problems." --Oscar Handlin

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Temple University Press (January 15, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877222274
• ISBN-13: 978-0877222279
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > History > Europe > Ireland

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars informative and keeps you reading, June 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Irish In Philadelphia: Ten Generations of Urban Experience (Paperback)

There is much to be written about the Irish in Philadelphia and this book certainly goes into great detail about the emigrants. It tells the conditions of the city, famillies and how they lived, worked, died. I have read it several times and will read it again and again.

A family member in Northern Ireland picked up my book and read bits of it while visiting. I was asked to get a copy for them to take back to Ireland as they wanted to know more about the emigrants and their lives after they left the old country.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great contribution to the history of our people, September 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Irish In Philadelphia: Ten Generations of Urban Experience (Paperback)

The thing I most liked most about this book was that the author went into detail about the conditions of life in Ireland for these people. Whether they came before the famine or after, these folks didn't just get off the boat and become Americans. They brought with them a rich culture and way of life. If you are Irish and from Philadelphia, this book will mean something to you.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book on the forgotten Irish-Americans, December 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Irish In Philadelphia: Ten Generations of Urban Experience (Paperback)

This was a very informative book about how the Irish in Philadelphia affected the city, and how the old establishment of the city was able to keep the Philadlephia Irish from gaining the same political power as those from New York and Boston. It is not a very easy read, due to the fact that it contains many facts and figures, but is nonetheless a very informative work about the forgotten Irish-Americans of Philadelphia, and why they were forgotten.