{"product_id":"hidden-history-of-the-boston-irish-little-known-stories-from-irelands-next-parish-over-9781596294509","title":"Hidden History of the Boston Irish: Little-Known Stories from Ireland's \"Next Parish Over\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter F. Stevens offers an entertaining and compelling portrait of the Irish immigrant saga and pays homage to the overlooked episodes of the Boston Irish experience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to Irish America, certain names spring to mind - Kennedy, O'Neill, and Curley testify to the proverbial \"footsteps of the Gael\" in Boston. However, few people know of Sister Mary Anthony O'Connell, whose medical prowess carried her from the convent to the Civil War battlefields, earning her the nickname \"the Boston Irish Florence Nightingale,\" or of Barney McGinniskin, Boston's first Irish cop, who proudly roared at every roll call, \"McGinniskin from the bogs of Ireland - present \" Along with acclaim or notoriety, many forgotten Irish Americans garnered numerous historical firsts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596294509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.03w x 0.41d","brand":"Peter F. Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661179383964,"sku":"9781596294509","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_016b2ab8-539d-40f0-b575-c353b062e60b.jpg?v=1603898848","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hidden-history-of-the-boston-irish-little-known-stories-from-irelands-next-parish-over-9781596294509","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}