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001 ocn959200468
003 OCoLC
005 20180722224327.0
008 160916s2017 ctua b 001 0deng
010 _a 2016042840
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dOCLCQ
_dNFG
020 _a9781493024902
_q(hardback ;
_qalkaline paper)
020 _a1493024906
_q(hardback ;
_qalkaline paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)959200468
042 _apcc
043 _an-us---
092 _a305.8916
_bM148
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aMacGuire, James P.,
_eauthor.
_9329303
245 1 0 _aReal lace revisited /
_cby James P. MacGuire.
263 _a1703
264 1 _aGuilford, Connecticut :
_bLyons Press,
_c[2017]
300 _axxxvi, 267 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 2 _a"Here is a revisitation--part tribute, part update--of Stephen Birmingham's beloved Real Lace. James P. MacGuire, a member of one of Birmingham's Irish families, creates his own entertaining portrait of life among the Irish rich, further detailing and filling out this engrossing portion of America's social history"--Provided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface: In praise of Stephen Birmingham -- Foreword: The real first Irish family -- McDonnell & Co. : the aftermath -- The rise of the wealthy Irish Catholics -- WASPs, Jews and the Irish -- Southward and westward -- Faith of our fathers (and mothers) -- Profile: Portsmouth Priory : the early years -- From counting houses to carryout -- Profile: Tom Monaghan and Domino's Pizza -- High (and low) society -- Profile: Watering holes : Saratoga, Southampton, Newport -- Sport -- Profile: The Maras and Rooneys : from racing to pro football -- In the public arena -- Profile: The Kennedys and the Buckleys -- Vatican II : an age of anxiety -- The 1960s : high-water mark -- Profile: Portsmouth again : from priory to abbey -- Gratitude -- Profile: Peter Flanigan and student sponsor partners -- Assimilation : leaving the ghetto -- Decay and falling away -- Epilogue: Endings and new beginnings.
600 1 0 _aBirmingham, Stephen.
_tReal lace.
_9329304
650 0 _aIrish Americans
_vBiography.
_951316
650 0 _aUpper class
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
_9204812
650 0 _aRich people
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
_953641
651 0 _aUnited States
_xSocial life and customs.
_927812
651 0 _aUnited States
_xEthnic relations.
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994 _aC0
_bNFG
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