Irish Titan, Irish Toilers: Joseph Banigan and

Irish Titan, Irish Toilers: Joseph Banigan and Nineteenth-century New England Labor (Revisiting New England: the New Regionalism)
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In 1847 Joseph Banigan, an Irish Potato Famine refugee, established himself in Rhode Island as an entrepreneur. This was a time when â€œNo Irish Need Applyâ€ signs abounded and discrimination against the Irish and other immigrantsâ€”institutionalized in the constitution of his adopted stateâ€”hindered voting and other human rights. Bucking this trend and belying his humble origins, Banigan succeeded spectacularly in the emerging local rubber footwear industry, becoming the president of the United States Rubber Companyâ€”one of the nationâ€™s major cartels, and New Englandâ€™s first Irish-Catholic millionaire. Backed by primary and secondary research on two continents, Molloyâ€™s inquiry into Banniganâ€™s notoriety and success singularly codifies and elucidates the Irish-American experience during this critical period in American labor history.
Country USA
Brand Brand: New Hampshire
Manufacturer Univ of New Hampshire
Binding Paperback
EANs 9781584656913
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Irish Titan, Irish Toilers: Joseph Banigan and Nineteenth-century New England Labor (Revisiting New England: the New Regionalism)