Beschreibung:
Presenting an illustrated history, this book calls upon several photographs and newspaper clippings that uncover the story of how the Irish in New Jersey maintained their cultural roots. It is suitable for those interested in the cultural heritage of a proud and accomplished people.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction CHAPTER 1 Varieties of Irishness CHAPTER 2 Ireland and New Jersey in the Seventeenth Century CHAPTER 3 Ulster, Ireland, and New Jersey in the Eighteenth Century CHAPTER 4 The Nineteenth-Century Experience CHAPTER 5 A Trickle Becomes a Flood CHAPTER 6 The Twentieth Century: From History to Heritage CHAPTER 7 The End of the Journey Epilogue NOTES INDEX