Missouri Irish, the original history of the Irish in Missouri, Irish Settlers on the American Frontier (Irish West of the Mississippi)

by Michael C. O'Laughlin

Irish Settlers on the American Frontier, 1770-1900. This book focuses on the Irish moving into Missouri from the era of the Spanish regime into modern times. Full chapters are given on Kansas City; St. Louis; St. Joseph; The Famine Irish; The St. Patricks Day Parade; The Irish Wilderness and the Iron Mountain Railroad; and Irish immigration and distribution, with statistics. Includes names of early settlers and extracts from old sources. Top quality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 094013425X
• ISBN13: 9780940134256
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: Irish Genealogical Foundation
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.8" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 16 years and up