books about: irishman

books about: irishman

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Irishman

To Kill the Irishman: The War that Crippled the Mafia

Rick Porrello

Next Hat Press, 2004

Excellent read, compelling story!
Rick Porello has succeeded in giving a very clear account of the rise of a mob figure, and the ultimate demise of both him and his adversaries, ultimately weaking La Cosa Nostra nationwide. It does not surprise me that this book might lead to a movie, since it ...

I Heard You Paint Houses: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and the Inside Story of the Mafia, the Teamsters, and ...

Charles Brandt

Thorndike Press, 2004

The Hoffa Disappearance and more.
The print in this book is large as advertised.This hard cover has a good,sturdy binding. It's a smooth flowing read.Sheeran's words are in quotations while Brandt's words are in bold type. The Prologue in this book lays the groundwork for how Frank Sheeran eventually ...

Apes and Angels : The Irishman in Victorian Caricature
L. Perry Curtis Jr.

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1997

Shackleton: Irishman In Antarctica

Jonathan Shackleton

University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

A profound, inspirational, and keenly engaging story
The collective effort of Jonathon Shackleton (Antarctic special and a cousin of the famed explorer) and biographer John Mackenna, Shackleton: An Irishman In Antarctica is an informed and informative portrayal of Ernest Shackleton's historic, dramatic, highly dangerous ...

The Irishman

Wynema McGowan

Pinnacle, 1995

Exciting romantic story
Mae Ella Botts returns home as a young widow with a baby. When Sean McGloin, a mysterious stranger, sees her at the train station as she rejoins her family, he can't get her out of his mind. He is on the run from a dangerous situation and needs a place to lie low for ...

A Criminal and an Irishman: The Inside Story of the Boston Mob-IRA Connection

Patrick Nee, Richard Farrell, ...

Steerforth, 2006

Amazing
This is the best book in its class. Nee is everything that Mac, Weeks, Shea aren't. He is truthful and honest. Nee's story puts it all into perspective and negates all the other fiction. Nee's story is the one that you want to hear about. Recounting the events of ...

An Irishman in the Iron Brigade: The Civil War Memoirs of James P. Sullivan (Irish in the Civil War Ser. 3)

William Beaudot

Fordham University Press, 1993

JP
This is a thoroughly enjoyable book for me, as I am the great-granddaughter of Mickey Sullivan, or "JP" as we Sullivans call him. I read this book before visiting Gettysburg and so was able to retrace his steps. Gettysburg has an surreal quality about it and still ...

"I Heard You Paint Houses": Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa

Charles Brandt

Steerforth, 2005

EVERYBODY BLEEDS... THE WAY I THINK IT WENT DOWN...
...Of course, this is just my opinion after reading Charles Brandt's book, but I have to say Brandt makes a compelling case for the unsolved mystery of Hoffa's dissapearence. "I Heard You Paint Houses," reads like a good detective story and creates a profile of Frank ...

'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920 ...

William H. Williams

University of Illinois Press, 1996

Fascinating, meticulously researched, and deftly written.
Dr. Williams takes what may at first seem like a narrow subject---Irish-American song lyrics---and uses it to tell not only the story of the Irish in America, but of American popular culture as well. This book is full of revelations. Readers unfamiliar with the ...

An Irishman by Now: An American Boy's Tale of Passion and Discovery in Rural Ireland

R. Michael McEvilley

iUniverse, 2004

Funny, powerful, driven
Rarely does a book like this keep me up at night! Let me start out by saying I am not usually a fan of this type of story. However, after the first few pages I could not put it down. The characters are realistic, the dialogue both heartfelt and gritty, and you cannot ...

Messing About in Boats: The Nautical Confessions of an Unsinkable Irishman

Will Millar

Whitecap Books, 1997

Irish Rover takes on King Neptune - and barely survives!
This is a marvellously readable and entertaining history of Will Millar's mostly near-death experiences with various types of sailing boats over the past 35-odd years. After immigrating to Canada from Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland as a teenager, Will went on to found ...

The Irishman Who Ran for England
Jim Hogan

Currach Pr, 2008

Hogan came late to athletics but his career thereafter was a brilliant series of victories. Self-trained for many years, He reached the peak of his athletic career after moving to England in 1960. Under the most bizarre of circumstances, Hogan won a gold medal in the marathon of the 1966 European Championships running in an English vest. Why the ...

The Time of the Corncrake: an Irishman's memories of his life in the 1940's and 1950's
Kevin M. McDermott

Trafford Publishing, 2004

A story that is sad, funny, informative, and describes in great detail a way of life now gone forever.

Hot Whispers of an Irishman

Dorien Kelly

Pocket, 2005

Hot Whispers of an Irishman
Violet "Vi" Kilbride has decided to finally sell the cottage left to her by her Nan; the same woman from whom Violet has inherited her gift of the second sight. Cleaning out the cottage and preparing it for sale brings Violet back to Duncarraig and her first love, Liam ...