| Autore |
MacGuire James P.
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Guilford, Connecticut : , : LP, , 2017
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (313 pages)
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| Disciplina |
305.89162073
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| Soggetto topico |
Irish Americans
Upper class - United States
Rich people - United States
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| Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
1-4930-3734-X
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Preface: In praise of Stephen Birmingham -- Foreword: The real first Irish family -- McDonnell & Co. : the aftermath -- The rise of the wealthy Irish Catholics -- WASPs, Jews, and the Irish -- Southward and westward -- Faith of our fathers (and mothers) -- Profile: Portsmouth Priory : the early years -- From counting houses to carryout -- Profile: Tom Monaghan and Domino's Pizza -- High (and low) society -- Profile: Watering holes : Saratoga, Southampton, Newport -- Sport -- Profile: The Maras and Rooneys : from racing to pro football -- In the public arena -- Profile: The Kennedys and the Buckleys -- Vatican II : an age of anxiety -- The 1960s : high-water mark -- Profile: Portsmouth again : from priory to abbey -- Gratitude -- Profile: Peter Flanigan and student sponsor partners -- Assimilation : leaving the ghetto -- Decay and falling away -- Epilogue: Endings and new beginnings.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155113803321 |
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