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The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans by Juilene Osborne-McKnight
The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans by Juilene Osborne-McKnight
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The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans by Juilene Osborne-McKnight
US SRP: $25.00 US
Binding: Paperback
Copyright Date: 2020
Pub Date: January 07, 2020
Physical Info: 0.6" H x 9.0" L x 6.9" W (1.45 lbs) 272 pages
Many Irish-Americans today know little about Ireland and their ancestry. Historian Juilene Osborne-McKnight presents Irish-American history in a compelling narrative form, accented with photographs, illustrations, and original, literary interludes. Osborne-McKnight pays homage to her ancestry in this chronicle of the Irish from ancient times to contemporary America.
Juliene Osborne-McKnight is a professor of English at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. She received her MFA in poetry and creative nonfiction from Carlow University, which included a study in residence at Colaiste Naomh Padraig in Ireland. She is also a talented seanchaí, a traditional storyteller in the ancient Irish tradition.
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A stylishly written precise distillation of the essence of being American of Irish descent. A must-read on par with How the Irish saved Civilization. Patrick Taylor, author of the New York Times and USA Today best-selling Irish Country Doctor Series.
A stylishly written precise distillation of the essence of being American of Irish descent. A must-read on par with How the Irish saved Civilization. Patrick Taylor, author of the New York Times and USA Today best-selling Irish Country Doctor Series.
