Examines the history of the Irish in America from the arrival of the first immigrants in the 1600s through the 1990s, discussing their contributions to the development of the United States, and features profiles of notable Irish American men an d women. Includes a time line.

Book created by the Ivy Press.

Introduction -- The Irish in colonial America -- Embracing the New World -- The famine years -- At home, work, school -- On the job -- Politics -- Saints and sinners -- War -- Music and sport -- Writers and artists -- The melting pot -- 1945 to the present -- Epilogue -- Timeline.