irish americans

Celebrated American author Frank McCourt recounts his thirty-year teaching career, and describes some of his unconventional teaching methods that have left an impact of his students.

Phin Chase, an orphaned stable boy in Pennsylvania in the aftermath of the Civil War, must go on the run to save his life after accidentally witnessing the murder of a mine boss by a secret society of Irishmen known as the Sleepers.

In the shadow of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, eighth-graders and new neighbors Bird Mallon and Thomas Neary make some decisions about what they want to do with their lives.

Beth tries to help an impoverished Irish immigrant boy and his family by stealing a silver bowl from her great aunt and giving it to the O'Neills to sell.

Describes the conditions in Ireland that led people to immigrate to the United States and what their daily lives are like in their new home.

Peter O'Banyon's life changes forever when his family is killed in an accident and he is sent to live with his uncle and learns the secret of keeping love and hope alive.

Relates the happenings in an Irish village where no one senses the danger represented by an American millionaire as he transforms the ruins of Fernscourt into a luxury hotel.

Uses actual letters and photographs from immigrants to tell their experiences in the New World.

"This century-spanning graphic novel explores the history of Irish ?migr?s to New York City via three intertwined tales, from a penniless woman raising a daughter alone in the Five Points slum of 1870, to a struggling young artist drawn to the nascent counterculture of 1960, the year America elected its first Irish-Catholic president"--Publisher's website.