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The American Irish: A Political and Social Portrait
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The American Irish: A Political and Social Portrait

by William V. Shannon, Edward M. Kennedy. 484 pgs.

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Contributors:

   William V. Shannon, Edward M. Kennedy

Publisher:

   University of Massachusetts Press

Place of Publication:

  Amherst, MA  

Publication Year:

  1989
Subjects:   Irish Americans--History
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The Irish Americans: The Rise to Money and Power
Book by Andrew M. Greeley; Harper & Row, 1981
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Book by Charles Fanning; Southern Illinois University Press, 2000
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The Irish Brigade and Its Campaigns
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