282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
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There is a widely held notion that, except for the elections of 1928 and 1960, the Irish have primarily influenced only state and local government. The Irish and the American Presidency reveals that the Irish have had a consistent and noteworthy impact on presidential careers, policies, and elections throughout American history. Using US party systems as an organizational framework, this book... Read more
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 The Scots-Irish Role in the Colonial Period, American Revolution, and Early Republic (1656–1824)
3 Jacksonian Democracy, the Antebellum Period, and the Coming of the Catholic Irish to America (1824–59)
4 The Civil War Era, Fenian Movement, and Gilded Age (1860–96)
5 Imperialism, World War I, and the 1920s (1896–1928)
6 World War II, the Cold War, and Irish-American Camelot (1932–68)
7 The Late Twentieth Century to the Present (1968– )
8 Conclusion
Index
Biography
Nicole Anderson Yanoso
