| Irish Seattle Contributor(s): Keane, John F. (Author), Irish Heritage Club (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738548782 ISBN-13: 9780738548784 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: The Puget Sound area has been greatly influenced by the Irish, and while many of the names and events are familiar, until now, their Irish connections were rarely acknowledged. Judge Thomas Burke, The Man who Built Seattle, had Irish parents. So did Washingtons second governor, John Harte McGraw. John Collins, who left Ireland at the tender age of 10 to seek his fame and fortune, became Seattles fourth mayor. The Mercer Girls included Irish women who came west to Seattle. This fascinating retrospective pays tribute to the first- and second-generation Irish who lived in the Puget Sound region over the past 150 years and who contributed to Seattles growth. In more than 200 photographs and illustrations, this book chronicles the contributions of the Irish to an area whose landscape and climate reminded them of home. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 979.777 |
| LCCN: 2006935602 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.56" W x 9.2" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Geographic Orientation - Washington - Locality - Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wa - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Puget Sound area has been greatly influenced by the Irish, and while many of the names and events are familiar, until now, their Irish connections were rarely acknowledged. Judge Thomas Burke, The Man who Built Seattle, had Irish parents. So did Washington s second governor, John Harte McGraw. John Collins, who left Ireland at the tender age of 10 to seek his fame and fortune, became Seattle s fourth mayor. The Mercer Girls included Irish women who came west to Seattle. This fascinating retrospective pays tribute to the first- and second-generation Irish who lived in the Puget Sound region over the past 150 years and who contributed to Seattle s growth. In more than 200 photographs and illustrations, this book chronicles the contributions of the Irish to an area whose landscape and climate reminded them of home." |
Contributor Bio(s): Keane, John F.: - John F. Keane was a young man when he left Ireland in 1967. He came to the Seattle area in 1978 and has been involved in everything Irish in Seattle since then. Described by the Celtic Connection newspaper as the lynchpin in the Irish community in Seattle, Keane is highly qualified to tell this Seattle story and to illustrate the Irish community s rich history. |