From Publishers Weekly
This colorful, straightforward photo tour, co-sponsored by Kodak, Guinness and Irish Radio host John Dearie, offers 100 full-page spreads with a picture of an Irish American on the left-hand page and a brief first-person narrative about his or her life on the right. "Their faces tell us, in some mysterious way, that they are all part of the same tribe," writes New York Daily News columnist Hamill. But their words reveal a variety of experiences: Karen Duffy, ex-model and MTV VJ, reflects on being diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a rare incurable disease that attacks the central nervous system; Chicago mayor Richard Daley champions the inclusiveness of Irish politicians, which he says comes as a direct result of the discrimination that the first Irish immigrants faced in America; and Bill O’Donnell, a California priest, recalls being arrested 243 times in his work as an activist. Among a handful of longer essays is Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark’s look at "The Everlasting Importance of Family." Spirited and pleasantly self-congratulatory, this volume should find its place on the coffee tables of dedicated Hybernophiles.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


Book Description
THE IRISH FACE IN AMERICA captures the richness and heritage of the Irish-American experience through intimate color portraits and personal accounts from people of all ages and walks of life.


From the Publisher
THE IRISH FACE IN AMERICA profiles a vibrant cross section of Irish Americans and their contributions to every aspect of society. The stories explore Irish-American life in cities as diverse as Boston, New Orleans, South Bend, and Oahu. Profiles feature are writers, firefighters, college students, performers, politicians, astronauts, and athletes. Providing a framework for these portraits of Irish-American life are essays by mystery writers Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark, Terry Golway (coauthor of The Irish in America), Patricia Harty (editor of Irish America magazine), and former Coca-Cola president Don Keough. These insightful pieces explore the question of what it is to be an Irish American — a subculture with enormous pride in its heritage, deeply rooted in tradition and culture yet utterly modern and ever changing.


About the Author
Julia McNamara frequently writes about international business and culture. She holds dual citizenship in the United States and Ireland.

FROM OUR EDITORS

There are 40 million Americans of Irish descent. (By comparison, the Emerald Isle is the home of fewer than 4 million Irish.) Julia McNamara's The Irish Face in America explores the deep Celtic imprint on American life by describing Irish-American life in cities as diverse as Boston, New Orleans, South Bend, and Oahu. Profiling both celebrities and "common folk", the essayists show how traditional Irish culture remains dynamic in its adopted land. The book's contributors include Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark, The Irish in America author Terry Golway, former Coca-Cola president Don Keough, and Patricia Harty, the editor of Irish America magazine. Jim Smith's charming photograph add a new dimension to the title.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Irish Face In America captures the richness and heritage of the Irish-American experience through intimate color portraits and personal accounts from people of all ages and walks of life.

The Irish Face In America profiles a vibrant cross section of Irish Americans and their contributions to every aspect of society. The stories explore Irish-American life in places as diverse as Boston, New Orleans, South Bend, and Oahu. Profiles feature writers, firefighters, college students, performers, politicians, astronauts, and athletes.