Christopher Dowd Livres

Exploring the evolution of Irish-American identity from the mid-nineteenth century to the Great Depression, this book delves into the complex portrayal of Irish characters in literature. It challenges negative stereotypes and highlights the cultural debates surrounding Americanness, revealing contrasting views on Irishness as both a barrier and a pathway to Americanization. Dowd emphasizes the significance of Irish ethnicity in shaping characters often misinterpreted as merely white, asserting that Irishness is crucial to understanding their narratives.

A contemporary novel of human rights in China and Hong Kong, with flashbacks to the Tiananmen Square protests.

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Board of Education: Of the New Haven City School District, for the Year Ending Aug; 31, 1878 The Board of Education respectfully calls the attention of the District to the following brief statement of its work for the year ending August 31, 1878. The condition of the schools under its care is fully explained in the accompanying report of the Superintendent. The accounts of the Treasurer and the Secretary indicate the income and expenditures of the District for the year which has now closed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.