The Paddy Camps: The Irish of Lowell, 1821-61 - Couverture souple

Mitchell, Brian C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 025207338X ISBN 13 : 9780252073380

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2006

Synopsis

The dramatic story of the fights and compromises that shaped an Irish community

Disdained by many Yankee residents as Catholic lowlifes, the growing Irish population of the Lowell, Massachusetts, "paddy camps" in the nineteenth century proved a tempting source of cheap labor for local mill owners, who took advantage of the immigrants' proximity to exploit them to the fullest. Displaced by their cheaper labor, other workers blamed the Irish for job losses and added to their plight through repression and segregation.

Now in paperback and featuring a new preface, Brian C. Mitchell's The Paddy Camps demonstrates how the Irish community in Lowell overcame adversity to develop strong religious institutions, an increased political presence, and a sense of common traditions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brian C. Mitchell is president of Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 025207338X
• ISBN 13: 9780252073380
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 247
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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