{"product_id":"the-paddy-camps-brian-c-mitchell-9780252073380","title":"The Paddy Camps: The Irish of Lowell, 1821-61","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe dramatic story of the fights and compromises that shaped an Irish community\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now in paperback and featuring a new preface, Brian C. Mitchell's \u003ci\u003eThe Paddy Camps\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how the Irish community in Lowell overcame adversity to develop strong religious institutions, an increased political presence, and a sense of common traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian C. Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 025207338X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252073380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.09w x 0.78d","brand":"Brian C. Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071305380095,"sku":"9780252073380","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1d90c7f-654f-4133-881f-eee49173996d.jpg?v=1685435321","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-paddy-camps-brian-c-mitchell-9780252073380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}