Irish Boston Michael Quinlin

Name: Irish Boston By Michael Quinlin
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Irish Boston by Michael Quinlin

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Irish Boston: A Lively Look At Boston's Colorful Irish Past by Michael Quinlin

From famine to fame, poverty to power, the 300-year journey of the Boston Irish features a cast of memorable characters who shaped the city's illustrious history. Runaway servants and war heroes, poets and priests, and Olympic champions and a US president all form a lively narrative of one immigrant group overcoming the odds in pursuit of the American Dream.

About Michael Quinlin

Michael Quinlin is author of Irish Boston (Globe Pequot Press) and editor of Classic Irish Stories (Lyons Press). He has published several books about the New England Irish, and his essays have appeared in the PBS book, The Irish in America and the New England Encyclopedia. He is a regular contributor to Irish America Magazine and Irish Echo newspaper.From 2000-2012, Quinlin was president of the Boston Irish Tourism Association, which promotes travel between New England, Canada and Ireland, and operates four websites and blogs on Irish-American culture and heritage. He also created Boston's Irish Heritage Trail, a walking tour of historical landmarks in Boston's downtown and Back Bay.Quinlin lives in Milton, Massachusetts, with his wife Colette and son Devin.

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Sku

GOR007805588

ISBN 13

9780736059671

ISBN 10

0736059679

Title

Irish Boston: A Lively Look At Boston's Colorful Irish Past by Michael Quinlin

Author

Michael Quinlin

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Year published

20131001

Number of pages

208

Prizes

N/A

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