The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans

by Juilene Osborne-McKnight

Overview

Many Irish-Americans today know little about Ireland and their ancestry. Historian Juilene Osborne-McKnight presents Irish-American history in a compelling narrative form, accented with photographs, illustrations, and original, literary interludes. Osborne-McKnight pays homage to her ancestry in this chronicle of the Irish from ancient times to contemporary America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455625338
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/07/2020
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	167,533
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Osborne-McKnight is a professor of English at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. She received her MFA in poetry and creative nonfiction from Carlow University, which included a study in residence at Colaiste Naomh Padraig in Ireland. She is also a talented seanchaí, a traditional storyteller in the ancient Irish tradition.

Editorial Reviews

"A stylishly written precise distillation of the essence of being American of Irish descent. A must-read on par with How the Irish saved Civilization." Patrick Taylor, author of the New York Times and USA Today best-selling Irish Country Doctor Series.

From the Publisher