irish americans

New York City, 1845. Timothy Wilde, a 27-year-old Irish immigrant, joins the newly formed NYPD and investigates an infanticide and the body of a 12-year-old Irish boy whose spleen has been removed.

Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about Irish Americans, discussing immigration to the U.S., conditions in America, and opportunities and responsibilities. Includes a selection of prose, poetry, and song, a look at Irish Americans at the millennium, and critical-thinking questions.

"At the reception of Jordan Buchanan's brother and best friend, Kate MacKenna they have a wedding crasher. He claims that there's bad blood between the Buchanan and MacKenna clans that goes back to ancient Scotland, involving the Buchanan theft of a coveted MacKenna treasure."--From source other than the Library of Congress.

Mike Leonard shares the life lessons he learned from his parents during their roadtrip across the United States in a rented RV.