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Author Kenny, Colum, 1951- author.

Title An Irish-American odyssey : the remarkable rise of the O'Shaughnessy brothers / Colum Kenny
Published Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 293 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Preface; Acknowledgments; One. Missouri Settlers; Two. James O'Shaughnessy -- Star Reporter; Three. Rising Fortunes in Chicago; Four. Hyphenated Immigrant Loyalties; Five. The Irish Fellowship Club and Chicago Politics; Six. Gus and the Gaelic Revival; Seven. James at the Helm of US Advertising; Eight. Two Midwestern Attorneys; Nine. Irish Roots; Ten. An Irish Leader in America; Eleven. The Best in the Business; Twelve. Missouri to Manhattan; Appendix One: Journalism of James O'Shaughnessy; Appendix Two: A Missouri-Irish Haunting; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary The O'Shaughnessy brothers' story takes place between 1860 and 1950 in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Ireland. They were the children of an impoverished immigrant who fled the famine in Ireland and of his Irish-American wife. This book tells the tale of this first generation immigrant family's struggle to assimilate into American society, highlighting their perseverance and determination to seize opportunities and surmount obstacles, all the while establishing a legacy for their own descendants in American art, advertising, journalism, and public service
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject O'Shaughnessy, James
O'Shughnessy, Thomas
O'Shaughnessy family.
SUBJECT O'Shaughnessy family fast
Subject Irish Americans -- United States -- History
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
Irish Americans
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780826273208
0826273203