The Greatest Irish Americans of the 20th Century

Patricia Harty (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

216 Seiten

2001
Oak Tree Press (Verlag)
978-1-86076-206-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume offers a celebration of the Irish Americans of the 20th century, as chosen by the editors of Irish America Magazine. It profiles the personalities that have shaped and influenced American life and culture, and touched the lives of millions of Americans. Profiles appear under the headings: art/great builders, business, community/educators and explorers, labour leaders/law/medicine, nationalist/politics, song and dance, sport, stage and screen. Profiles of the leading lights of the Irish American community of the 20th century, as well as essays from modern leading writers including Jimmy Breslin, Thomas Fleming, William Kennedy, Joseph McBride, Peter Quinn, Pete Hamill, and Frank McCourt.

Autor

Patrica Harty is the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Irish America Magazine, Also co-founder of The Irish Voice newspapers - all based in New York.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.2.2001
• Zusatzinfo: 100ill.
• Verlagsort: Cork
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 175 x 247 mm
• Gewicht: 504 g
• Themenwelt: Bildbände ► Europa ► Irland
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Bildbände ► Nord- / Mittelamerika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• ISBN-10: 1-86076-206-9 / 1860762069
• ISBN-13: 978-1-86076-206-2 / 9781860762062
• Zustand: Neuware