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The Irish Contribution to America's Independence

The Irish Contribution to America's Independence

Thomas Hobbs Maginniss

Paperback

Fiction AnthologiesImmigration & RefugeesRegional: West

ISBN10: 9353603153
ISBN13: 9789353603151
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 25 2019
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.33 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Behind the familiar story of Washington and his generals lies another, often overlooked army: the Irish. Their struggle bound Old World grievances to New World ideals. Their courage changed a continent. In this powerful american revolution history book, Thomas Hobbs Maginniss traces the Irish role in American independence, showing how people of Irish birth or descent shaped the politics, battlefields and civic life of eighteenth century America. Written as colonial American history rather than patriotic anecdote, it follows immigrant soldiers in revolution, local organisers and community figures whose efforts fed the wider colonial American revolution. Clear prose and careful argument make this volume accessible for history students while offering rich insight for irish americans seeking a deeper sense of ancestral contribution and belonging. First published when living memory of the war was fading, The Irish Contribution to America's Independence stands as an early, impassioned study of irish diaspora history and ethnic contributions to America. Maginniss champions Irish patriots in America while setting their achievements within the wider republican experiment, making this a compelling resource both for the general reader and for reference shelves. Republished in a careful modern edition by Alpha Editions, this irish american history book speaks equally to those discovering colonial American history and to collectors of classic works on the colonial American revolution. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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