Looking for Jimmy - Quinn, Peter
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In this stunning work chronicling the author's exploration of his own past-and the lives of many hundreds of thousands of nameless immigrants who struggled alongside his own ancestors-Peter Quinn paints a brilliant new portrait of the Irish-American men and women whose evolving culture and values continue to play such a central role in all of our identities as Americans. In Quinn's hands, the Irish stereotype of "Paddy" gives way to an image of "Jimmy"-an archetypal Irish-American. From Irish immigration to modern politics, Quinn vibrantly weaves together the story of a remarkable people and…mehr

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In this stunning work chronicling the author's exploration of his own past-and the lives of many hundreds of thousands of nameless immigrants who struggled alongside his own ancestors-Peter Quinn paints a brilliant new portrait of the Irish-American men and women whose evolving culture and values continue to play such a central role in all of our identities as Americans. In Quinn's hands, the Irish stereotype of "Paddy" gives way to an image of "Jimmy"-an archetypal Irish-American. From Irish immigration to modern politics, Quinn vibrantly weaves together the story of a remarkable people and their immeasurable contribution to American history and culture.
Autorenporträt
Peter Quinn is a novelist, political historian, and foremost chronicler of New York City. He is the author of Banished Children of Eve, American Book Award winner; Looking for Jimmy: In Search of Irish America; and a trilogy of historical detective novels¿Hour of the Cat, The Man Who Never Returned , and Dry Bones.