In spite of the many historical studies of Irish Protestant migration to America in the eighteenth century; there is a noted lack of study in the transatlantic migration of Irish Protestants in the nineteenth century. The main hindrance in rectifying this gap has been finding a method with which to approach a very difficult historiographical problem. The Invisible Irish endeavours to fill this blank spot in the historical record. Rankin Sherling imaginatively uses the various bits of available data to sketch the first outline of the shape of Irish Presbyterian migration to America in the nineteenth century. Using the migration of Irish Presbyterian ministers as "tracers" of a larger migration; Sherling demonstrates that eighteenth-century migration of Protestants reveals much about the completely unknown nineteenth-century migration. An original and creative blueprint of Irish Presbyterian migration in the nineteenth century; The Invisible Irish calls into question many of the assumptions that the history of Irish migration to America is built upon.
#210655 in Books Giles Whittell 2010-11-09 2010-11-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.98 x .70 x 5.18l; .73 #File Name: 0767931084304 pagesBridge of Spies
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Much better and complete than the movieBy Luther MillsInteresting and grabs a hold on you. I was 12; when Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union. It was one of the first news story's that I followed closely. I also remembered when he was exchanged for Abel. I saw the movie; but only read about a third of the book; when I saw it.. The movie left out about 90 per cent of the book. It only focused on James Donovan's Abel's lawyer; working on the release. It did even mention the cancelled summit between Eisenhower and Khrushchev; after Powers was shot down. I think the movie was based on the book Mr. Donovan wrote more than this book.This book was the complete story. It starts with William Fisher aka Rudolf Abel; and tells how the failed spy was caught. It goes into about him and who he was associated with. How messages were sent to the Soviet Union. Then it tells Powers and Frederic Pryor complete stories. There is more to know than what was in the movie.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Awesome. Great insight into the cold war.By BradleyThe cold war is really hard to understand. How do you explain insanity? When my son was 5 he was interested in submarines. I told him that his grandfather drove one. He asked my what was he doing? I explained that he was waiting for the president to send a message to blow up the world. His puzzled look was priceless.This book goes a long way to explain that insanity; and how that insane game was played.Well written. Very; very well researched. Complementary to the movie. Book and movie both highly recommended.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Cold War RevisitedBy Hank LajoieNot only a good read; this is a peek into the background shenanigans that typified the Cold War. With a cast of characters that include Nikita Kruschev; Dwight Eisenhower and of course; Francis Gary Powers and his ill-fated U-2 spy mission; plus a sterling cast of CIA characters; the story that unfolds is a quick and entertaining history lesson. It is well researched and it is one of those historical revelations that sometimes bewilders the reader. Even students who don’t like history should find this story intriguing.
