Irish & Irish Americans - Biography, Regional Irish History, Midwestern States - Regional Biography, Massachusetts - Regional Biography
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Overview
Building history from the rich local folklore of family—an anti-memoir by a leading historian.Sara Walsh was born in a land of storytellers in 1919, in Ahanagran, in the west of Ireland. She has made her life out of the stories she told her children, from her early years in Ireland to her migration to the United States and her struggle to become an American. Sara's memories, as recaptured in this unusual book by her son, are neither history nor memoir but something larger and brighter than both. Remembering Ahanagran is much more than a fascinating tale of one woman and her family; it is a passionate story that expresses the dignity and excitement of ordinary lives.
4 Black-and-White Photographs/2 Maps
Editorials
Geoffrey C. Ward
Richard White . . . has here turned his lucent style and empathic intelligence to sifting fact from fiction, history from memory . . . an opportunity for every reader to reflect upon what it means to be a citizen of an ever-changing nation of immigrants.— The Washington Post Book World
William Cronon
Subtly weaving memory and history to suggest how the two reinforce but also challenge each other, Remembering Ahanagran is a powerful meditation on the immigrant experience in America. It is an absolutelywonderful book.—University of Wisconsin-Madison
Book Details
Published
September 1, 1999
Publisher
Hill & Wang Pub
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780809080724