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Noted actress Maureen O'Hara introduces this well-illustrated volume of the Irish-American experienc...
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Noted actress Maureen O'Hara introduces this well-illustrated volume of the Irish-American experience by saying that: "I come from a culture steeped in music, dance, and song. I come from men and women who conquered 800 years of oppression, genocide, famine, bondage, and conscription." Fleming, a novelist whose grandparents were all born in Ireland, traces Irish history by period from the Emerald Isle to some 44 million Irish in the New World. He treats Irish immigrant poverty and gangsters as well as the contributions of Irish literary figures, politicians, and others. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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