Globe Pequot Press Releases 2nd Edition of Irish Boston

Michael Quinlin

Globe Pequot Press is proud to announce the release of 2nd Edition of IRISH BOSTON: A Lively Look at Boston’s Colorful Irish Past (978-0-7627-8834-7; October, 2013; $18.95 paperback).

This new edition updates the illustrious story of the Boston Irish, from the 1700s to 2013, with updates on how Boston’s Irish community has been affected by Ireland’s Celtic Tiger; the death of Senator Ted Kennedy; and changing demographics in the city’s distinctly Irish neighborhoods like South Boston and Charlestown.

First published in 2004, IRISH BOSTON describes a remarkable 300-year journey, during which the Irish went from famine to fame and from poverty to power, guided by a cast of memorable characters who shaped Boston’s history. Runaway servants and war heroes, poets and priests, Olympic champions and a U.S. president all play a part in this engaging narrative of how one immigrant group overcame the odds in pursuit of the American Dream.

From the days of “No Irish Need Apply” in the 1850s to the inauguration in 1960 of America’s first Irish Catholic president, the Boston Irish have molded the history of the city and the nation. Full of courage and heroism, hardship and triumph, IRISH BOSTON captures the spirit of this distinctive ethnic community. 

Read about author Michael P. Quinlin.

Globe Pequot Press/ 198 pages / $17.95 paperback / October 2013