Tom Deignan
Some 40 million Americans claim Irish or Scotch-Irish ancestry. The fact makes it impossible to conceive of American history without including the contributions of Irish immigrants. In Coming to America: Irish Americans, Tom Deignan retells the immigrants’ often poignant story. Most of them, after fleeing the oppressive landlords and massive famine, made a harsh and dangerous voyage across the Atlantic, only to face bigotry and hostility in America. Over time, they rallied and earned social respectability as Americans, many of them becoming schoolteachers, police officers, and politicians.
Published: Apr, 2003
TOM DEIGNAN is an editor and columnist at the Irish Voice in New York City. He has taught history, cinema, and English at St. Johns' University and the City University of New York.
- 128 pages
- h 180mm x w 180mm
- hardback
- full colour throughout
- 25,000 words
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