Looking for Jimmy
a search for Irish America
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Word Count
70,750 words, Guess
Page Count
283 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17215747M
- ISBN-139781585678709
- ISBN-101585678708
- OCLC Control Number73928131
- OCLC Control Numberlookingforjimmys00quin
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006051515
- LibraryThing2464696
- Goodreads325122
Classifications
- LCCE184.I6 Q56 2007
Description
"In this collection of writings chronicling Quinn's exploration of his own past - and the lives of the hundreds of thousands of nameless immigrants that struggled alongside his own ancestors - "Paddy" the caricature gives way to an image of "Jimmy,"--An archetypal Irish-American (a composite of Jimmy Cagney and Jimmy Walker) who comes to life as the fast-talking, tough-yet-refined urban American who redefined American politics, street culture, and moral imagination. Addressing subjects ranging from the impact of decades of immigration on Western Ireland to the long legacy of Irish-American Archbishop John Hughes, Quinn's prose weaves together the story of a people that has made an immeasurable contribution to America's history and culture."--Jacket.
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Genres
- Biography
Other Editions
- Looking for Jimmy: a search for Irish America
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