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Discusses an Irish American's heritage, including famous Irish Americans and information about Ireland.

Describes the economic and social conditions which motivated poor Irish people to emigrate to America.

Reviews the reasons why millions of Irish have immigrated to America, what their passage was like, the kind of jobs most found, communities they formed, and the discrimination they faced.

Looks at Irish Americans, the largest immigrant group in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries United States, discussing how they helped and hindered other ethnic groups, particularly in large cities.

The story of an infant born at sea highlights the efforts of crewpeople and passengers to secure the survival of Irish citizens fleeing from the potato famine through acts of heroism and human decency.

Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be a farmer during the Irish Potato Famine and to travel across the Atlantic Ocean onboard a ship to America.

Examines the experiences of Irish immigrants in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and build new lives.

Chronicles the history of Irish immigrants in America, describing their positive and negative experiences--including discrimination during and after the immigration from the Potato Famine--and their influence on American culture.

Examines the reasons why so many immigrants from Ireland came to the United States between 1845 and 1850, many fleeing the potato famine which was causing widespread starvation, and discusses where they settled and what their lives were like in the new country.

"This century-spanning graphic novel explores the history of Irish ?migr?s to New York City via three intertwined tales, from a penniless woman raising a daughter alone in the Five Points slum of 1870, to a struggling young artist drawn to the nascent counterculture of 1960, the year America elected its first Irish-Catholic president"--Publisher's website.

Describes the conditions in Ireland that led people to immigrate to the United States and what their daily lives are like in their new home.

Discusses the immigration of the Irish to America following the Great Potato famine.

Written by a descendent of Irish immigrants, this book tells the tale of how Irish-born immigrants functioned as the largest immigrant group during the first two hundred years of the British Colonies.

Readers get a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Irish immigrants.