The Irish and the origins of American popular culture / Christopher Dowd.

"This book focuses on the intersection between the assimilation of the Irish into American life and the emergence of an American popular culture, which took place at the same historical moment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During this period, the Irish in America underwent a period of r...

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Uniform Title:Routledge studies in cultural history ; 57.
Main Author: Dowd, Christopher, 1975- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Routledge studies in cultural history ; 57.
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Physical Description:215 pages ; 24 cm.
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505 0 |a Setting the stage: minstrelsy, vaudeville, circuses, and other entertainments -- Heavyweights, sluggers, and medalists: the Irish in American sports -- The weird tales, spicy detectives, and startling stories of Irish America: pulp magazines -- The famous and the notorious: Irish-American celebrities -- Irish in the panels and gutters: comic strips. 
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