Irish in Michigan

by Eileen K. Metress and Seamus P. Metress

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870137646
• ISBN13: 9780870137648
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 8.5"