Plentiful Country
Title | Plentiful Country PDF eBook |
Author | Tyler Anbinder |
Publisher | Little, Brown |
Total Pages | 358 |
Release | 2024-03-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0316564826 |
From the award-winning author of Five Points and City of Dreams, a breathtaking new history of the Irish immigrants who arrived in the United States during the Great Potato Famine, showing how their strivings in and beyond New York exemplify the astonishing tenacity and improbable triumph of Irish America. In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill one million Irish men, women, and children—and drive over one million more to flee for America. Ten years later, the United States had been transformed by this stupendous migration, nowhere more than New York: by 1855, roughly a third of all adults living in Manhattan were immigrants who had escaped the hunger in Ireland. These so-called “Famine Irish” were the forebears of four U.S. presidents (including Joe Biden) yet when they arrived in America they were consigned to the lowest-paying jobs and subjected to discrimination and ridicule by their new countrymen. Even today, the popular perception of these immigrants is one of destitution and despair. But when we let the Famine Irish narrate their own stories, they paint a far different picture. In this magisterial work of storytelling and scholarship, acclaimed historian Tyler Anbinder presents for the first time the Famine generation’s individual and collective tales of struggle, perseverance, and triumph. Drawing on newly available records and a ten-year research initiative, Anbinder reclaims the narratives of the refugees who settled in New York City and helped reshape the entire nation. Plentiful Country is a tour de force—a book that rescues the Famine immigrants from the margins of history and restores them to their rightful place at the center of the American story.
Plentiful Country
Title | Plentiful Country PDF eBook |
Author | Tyler Anbinder |
Publisher | Bonnier Books UK |
Total Pages | 539 |
Release | 2024-05-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1804187003 |
Uncover the gripping narrative of Irish immigrants who transformed America in the aftermath of the Great Hunger. Tyler Anbinder's landmark work exposes the grit and resilience of the Famine Irish, defying hardship to redefine the American dream. From the bustling streets of New York to the heart of a nation in the middle of change, the compelling journey of these unrecognised heroes is unveiled, painting a vibrant scene of hope that echoes through the heart of America. A captivating testament to courage and perseverance, this book is a must-read, illuminating a pivotal chapter in the making of modern America, a testament to the enduring spirit that forged a new home in the land of opportunity. Drawing on previously unavailable records and a ten-year research initiative, stories of the refugees who settled in New York City are reclaimed. Plentiful Country is a compelling tribute to the resilience of these individuals.
Australian Monthly Weather Report and Meteorological Abstract
Title | Australian Monthly Weather Report and Meteorological Abstract PDF eBook |
Author | Australia. Bureau of Meteorology |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 640 |
Release | 1916 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Routes in Asia: Routes in Asia Minor, Armenia, Kurdistan, Georgia, Mesopotamia, and part of western Persia
Title | Routes in Asia: Routes in Asia Minor, Armenia, Kurdistan, Georgia, Mesopotamia, and part of western Persia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 454 |
Release | 1877 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN |
Bulletin of Entomological Research
Title | Bulletin of Entomological Research PDF eBook |
Author | Commonwealth Institute of Entomology |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 908 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Entomology |
ISBN |
The Ancient Chronicles of Sir John Froissart, of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Brittany, and Flanders, and the Adjoining Countries
Title | The Ancient Chronicles of Sir John Froissart, of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Brittany, and Flanders, and the Adjoining Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Froissart |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 796 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Burgundy (France) |
ISBN |
Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture of the Province of Saskatchewan
Title | Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture of the Province of Saskatchewan PDF eBook |
Author | Saskatchewan. Department of Agriculture |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1342 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |