Irish in Minnesota

by Ann Regan

Book Overview

A concise history of Irish in Minnesota including farming, politics, and community organization.

Irish immigrants to Minnesota performed two surprising feats. Contradicting the stereotype of Irishmen as bad farmers, they built some of the country's most successful and enduring Irish farming communities, including near Belle Plaine, Le Centre, St. Peter, and Winona and in the Red River Valley. In St. Paul, despite being outnumbered by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087351419X
• ISBN13: 9780873514194
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"