Clark, Dennis,  1927- <br/><br/>
Erin's Heirs  Irish Bonds of Community. 

 - Lexington :  The University Press of Kentucky,  (c)2009. 
 - 1 online resource (249 pages) 
<br/><br/> Description based upon print version of record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Identity: Mind Yourself; 2 Association: Show Me Your Friends; 3 Communication: Passing the Word; 4 Leadership: More Power to Them; Conclusion; Research Note; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z 
<br/><br/> ""They will melt like snowflakes in the sun,"" said one observer of nineteenth-century Irish emigrants to America. Not only did they not melt, they formed one of the most extensive and persistent ethnic subcultures in American history. Dennis Clark now offers an insightful analysis of the social means this group has used to perpetuate its distinctiveness amid the complexity of American urban life. Basing his study on family stories, oral interviews, organizational records, census data, radio scripts, and the recollections of revolutionaries and intellectuals, Clark offers an absorbing panorama. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813150512 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Irish Americans--Ethnic identity.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia<br/>Irish American families--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F158  / .E756 2009