Nine Irish Lives

 
 
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Online sinds
28 mei 2018
EAN
9781616205171
Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
272 pagina's

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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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Artikelnummer
2552876
Online sinds
28 mei 2018
EAN
9781616205171

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Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
272 pagina's

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Verschijningsdatum
februari 2018

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