{"product_id":"nine-irish-lives-mark-bailey-9781616205171","title":"Nine Irish Lives: The Thinkers, Fighters, and Artists Who Helped Build America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"These are not just nine Irish lives but nine extraordinary lives, their struggles universal, their causes never more important than today. As the saying goes, the best stories belong to those who can tell them. And these are well told, by some of our best storytellers.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Timothy Egan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Irishman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this entertaining and timely anthology, nine contemporary Irish Americans present the stories of nine inspiring Irish immigrants whose compassion, creativity, and indefatigable spirit helped shape America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors here bring to bear their own life experiences as they reflect on their subjects, in each essay telling a unique and surprisingly intimate story. Rosie O'Donnell, an adoptive mother of five, writes about Margaret Haughery, the Mother of Orphans. Poet Jill McDonough recounts the story of a particularly brave Civil War soldier, and filmmaker and activist Michael Moore presents the original muckraking journalist, Samuel McClure. Novelist Kathleen Hill reflects on famed \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer Maeve Brennan, and historian Terry Golway examines the life of pivotal labor leader Mother Jones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his final written work, activist and politician Tom Hayden explores his own namesake, Thomas Addis Emmet. Nonprofit executive Mark Shriver writes about the priest who founded Boys Town, and celebrated actor Pierce Brosnan--himself a painter in his spare time--writes about silent film director Rex Ingram, also a sculptor. And a pair of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, take on the story of Niall O'Dowd, the news publisher who brokered peace in Northern Ireland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each of these remarkable stories serves as a reflection--and celebration--of our nation's shared values, ever more meaningful as we debate the issue of immigration today. Through the battles they fought, the cases they argued, the words they wrote, and the lives they touched, the nine Irish men and women profiled in these pages left behind something greater than their individual accomplishments--our America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616205172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616205171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2018 pg. 21","brand":"Mark Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984641622271,"sku":"9781616205171","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3fde0d0-0b0c-456f-b292-8082f96c9e6c.jpg?v=1683273412","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nine-irish-lives-mark-bailey-9781616205171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}