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"An exquisite portrayal of the history of a particular neighborhood over the course of a century." -- Southern Historian
"McMahon vividly brings to life an often-neglected chapter of our history: the dynamic, often-colorful, activity of proud people seeking respect, acceptance, and socioeconomic progress....This superb book should be read and studied by many." -- Illinois Historical Journal
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This review is from: What Parish Are You From?: A Chicago Irish Community and Race Relations (Paperback)
"What Parish are You From", a powerhouse of sensitivity, insight and humanitariansim, describes the fatherly role of the Catholic Church in immigrant America, how forces both inside and out of the realm of Catholocism were faced and how finally the neighborhoood ethnic Catholic churches met their Waterloo. The diluted essence of a neighborhood church changed the relationship of parishoner to parish forever...it was no longer able to "shelter" its people.
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This review is from: What Parish Are You From?: A Chicago Irish Community and Race Relations (Paperback)
If you grew up on the Southwest Side of Chicago in the 60's and 70's then this book will add a new dimension to what the heck happened and why. Don't look for any kind of closure, it's not here, and that's not the purpose of the book. But there's a story to be told, and thanks to the author for doing it.
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Chicago's South Side Irish have played a prominent role in the city's history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
territorial parishes, home visit program, southwest community, national parishes, author interview, seat money, interracial justice, parish activities, parish community Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Side, World War, The Seraph, Father Tom, Monsignor Egan, United States, Chicago Irish, Friendship House, Irish Americans, Southwest Side, Father Riordan, Little Flower, Father Sullivan, Back of the Yards, Irish Catholics, Sacred Heart, American Catholicism, Holy Family, Patrick's Day, The New World, Bishop Sheil, Blessed Sacrament, German Americans, Roman Catholic, African Americans New!
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Chicago's South Side Irish have played a prominent role in the city's history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
territorial parishes, home visit program, southwest community, national parishes, author interview, seat money, interracial justice, parish activities, parish community Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Side, World War, The Seraph, Father Tom, Monsignor Egan, United States, Chicago Irish, Friendship House, Irish Americans, Southwest Side, Father Riordan, Little Flower, Father Sullivan, Back of the Yards, Irish Catholics, Sacred Heart, American Catholicism, Holy Family, Patrick's Day, The New World, Bishop Sheil, Blessed Sacrament, German Americans, Roman Catholic, African Americans New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- American Catholic Experience: Theology by Jay P. Dolan on 6 pages
- The Promised Land by Nicholas Lemann on 5 pages
- Studs Lonigan (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by James T. Farrell on 5 pages
- Ethnic Chicago by Melvin G. Holli on 4 pages
- Catholic America by John Cogley on 4 pages
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- Behind the Backlash: White Working-Class Politics in Baltimore, 1940-1980 in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- In Search of an American Catholicism: A History of Religion and Culture in Tension by Jay P. Dolan in Back Matter
- White on Arrival: Italians, Race, Color, and Power in Chicago, 1890-1945 by Thomas A. Guglielmo in Back Matter
- Christian Clergy in American Politics by Sue E. S. Crawford in Back Matter
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