The Irish in Philadelphia : ten generations of urban experience

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The Irish in Philadelphia : ten generations of urban experience

Dennis Clark

Temple University Press, 1973

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Author note: Dennis Clark is a Philadelphian who has written a number of books on urban problems, race relations, and immigrant history. "The Irish of Philadelphia" is the first of several volumes produced by the author tracing the history of Philadelphia's 200-year-old Irish community.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. A Tradition Grows 2. The Famine Generation 3. City Shelter 4. Working to Live 5. Church and School 6. Clans and Causes 7. Hibernia Philadelphia 8. The Tradition Persists 9. The Urban Irishman Notes Note on Sources Index

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