| Description |
1 online resource (92 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Discovering the peoples of Michigan |
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Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
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| Contents |
Irish emigration to America -- The urban Irish in Detroit -- The Irish beyond Detroit -- Beyond the neighborhood today |
| Summary |
Irish immigration to the United States can be divided into five general periods, from 1640 to the present: the colonial, prestarvation, great starvation, post-starvation, and post- independence periods. Immigration to the Great Lakes region and, more specifically, to Michigan was differentially influenced during each of these times. The oppressive historical roots of the Irish in both Ireland and nineteenth century America are important to understand in gaining an appreciation for their concern with socioeconomic status. The Irish first entered the Great Lakes by way of the Ohio River and |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-87) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Irish Americans -- Michigan -- History
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Irish Americans -- Michigan -- Social conditions
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Immigrants -- Michigan -- History
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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Ethnic relations
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Immigrants
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Irish Americans
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Irish Americans -- Social conditions
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Michigan -- Ethnic relations
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Michigan -- Social conditions
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| Subject |
Michigan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Metress, Eileen K.
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| ISBN |
9781609170721 |
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1609170725 |
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9781628950854 |
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1628950854 |
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9781628960853 |
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162896085X |
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