A Hidden Phase of American History: Ireland's Part in America's Struggle for Liberty

by Michael J. O'Brien

Book Overview

This comprehensive contribution to the large part Irish and Irish-Americans played in the American Revolution covers genealogy, battles, fraternal organizations, and Irish friendship with George Washington. It is a refutation of Bancroft and Lodge by the historiographer of the American Irish Historical Society, with analysis of early Irish emigration to the colonies, the sympathies of the Irish with the Revolution, and the role played by the Irish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410211584
• ISBN13: 9781410211583
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"