Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770–1870: Bridget’s Belfast (Routledge Advances in American History)

Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770–1870 (Routledge Advances in American History)

History

RETZLAFF, Kay

Americas

Routledge

Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770-1870: Bridget's Belfast examines how Irish immigrants shaped and reshaped their identity in a rural New England community. Forty percent of Irish immigrants to the United States settled in rural areas. Achieving success beyond large urban centers required distinctive ways of performing Irishness. Class, status, and gender were more significant than ethnicity. Close reading of diaries, newspapers, local histories, and public papers allows for nuanced understanding of immigrant lives amid stereotype and the nineteenth century evolution of a Scotch-Irish identity.

Product Details Hardcover: 120 pages Publisher: Metro Books (March 1998) Language: English

Ireland: Its Myths and Legends

Literature & Fiction

Mythology & Folk Tales

Friedman/Fairfax Pub

Goddesses, warriors, nurturers, sages, lovers, rulers, mothers: with exquisite illustrations and an astonishing array of myths and legends that enlighten, surprise, and inspire, this collection pays tribute to the power of the feminine. From the divine to the sensual, women have long exercised a profound influence on world cultures, and so have become integral to the stories they tell. These tales, from ancient Egypt to old Ireland, from classical Greece to China, praise the divine and human heroines who demonstrate courage, daring, wit, creativity, and loyalty. The unforgettable women portrayed in these pages include Deborah, the brilliant Biblical judge and priestess who planned a winning battle against the Canaanite general Sisera and his mighty army; the Chinese general Mulan, who brought her soldiers safely through combat and saved her country; the ferocious Amazon Myrine, who conquered Atlantis; and Medb, queen of Connacht, whose adventures in war--and love--inspired a great Irish epic.

Women of Mythology

Religion & Spirituality

Metro_Books

Ireland: its myths and legends

John Hinde

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