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Nine Irish Lives - The Fighters, Thinkers, and Artists Who Helped Build America (Paperback)
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Nine Irish Lives - The Fighters, Thinkers, and Artists Who Helped Build America (Paperback)
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In the spirit of David McCullough's Brave Companions, this
anthology of popular American history presents the stories of nine
incredible Irish immigrants as written by nine contemporary Irish
Americans. Rosie O'Donnell, for instance, the adoptive mother of
five, tells the story of Margaret Haughery, known as "Mother of the
Orphans"; filmmaker and activist Michael Moore writes about the
original muckraking journalist, Samuel McClure; and celebrated
actor Pierce Brosnan writes about silent film director Rex Ingram.
Some of the figures profiled are well known, others have stories
that are less often told; all are inspiring. Compelling history
mixed with moving and personal reflection, this collection of
portraits is at once uniquely intimate and surprisingly immediate.
More than one in ten Americans claims Irish ancestry and, with its
celebrity contributors, Nine Irish Lives will have strong appeal
for those readers. It is also, though, a timely portrait of shared
humanity. These are stories about immigrants - and in the tales of
revolutionaries and visionaries, caretakers and unsung heroes, Nine
Irish Lives reminds us of the values and the people that have
shaped America.
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