{"product_id":"the-louisiana-irish-9780595433636","title":"The Louisiana Irish","description":"Long before the American colonies won their independence, the Irish were making their own history in Louisiana. \u003ci\u003eThe Louisiana Irish\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how the Irish influence touched every aspect of society and can still be felt throughout New Orleans and the surrounding region today.\u003cp\u003e Author Margaret Varnell Clark chronicles a number of people and historical events, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUlster Protestants who found a safe haven from British intolerance in the mid-1700s\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIrish-born Governor General Alexander O'Reilly, sent by the Spanish to take the colony, by force if necessary, in 1769\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLegion of administrators and Irish priests sent to catholicize the South\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattles for New Orleans between two of Ulster's sons: Andrew Jackson and General Sir Edward Packenham\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung Irelanders in America following the 1848 rebellion\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfederate Irish regiments who fought bravely at Spotsylvania, Monocacy, Manassas, the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, and Gettysburg\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaywright Oscar Wilde's legitimate property claim to a Southern plantation\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational chess phenomena Paul Morphy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Filled with historical treasures and little-publicized facts, \u003ci\u003eThe Louisiana Irish\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the Irish and how they shaped the city of New Orleans, the state of Louisiana, and the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Varnell Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595433636\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45022745919603,"sku":"9780595433636","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c6f76c55-6c6b-4fd0-ba8f-2ee122fa04ad.jpg?v=1779279719","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-louisiana-irish-9780595433636","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}