zindell michael (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zindell, Michael; Hayes, Jessica; Vickers, Jamie (illustrator). It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 34 cm ; ISBN 9780883633373, 088363337X OCLC 49846577 ; LC E184.I6 G7393 1998 ; Dewey 973.049162 ; Contents: Ireland and the Irish -- A Habit of going abroad -- The distant magnet -- The famine era -- America learns to cope with the Irish -- The Irish learn to cope with America -- The vanishing Irish -- The American Irish Renaissance -- The Immigrant experience and the quest for identity -- Irish genealogy on the internet ; Series statement on jacket; Colored illustrations on lining papers ; green cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; Lavishly illustrated with paintings and vintage photographs, this coffee-table book tells the story of the seven million Irish who immigrated to America and their more than 40 million living descendants; Tells the story of those seven million Irish men, women and children who left their native land and sailed to America, hoping for a chance at a better life. Many came searching for the streets they had heard were paved with gold and found that not only were they not paved with gold, the streets were not paved at all, and the Irish were expected to pave them. And so they did. Through moving text and more than 200 extraordinary images, THE IRISH IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE pays tribute to the Irish in America, to their courage, their trials and their successes. We are given tangible proof of the grace, spirit, strength and passion of these remarkable people. The story of the Irish American is sometimes amazing, often amusing, frequently distressing, but always inspiring. It tells us not only who are the Irish in America, but what America itself is all about. ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 136 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 31 x 41 cm ; ISBN: 0883633396; 9780883633397; LC: DA978.2; Dewey: 914.1504; OCLC: 49317117 ; color photographic boards ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Ancient sites -- Stone monasteries and abbeys -- Fortresses and castles -- Nature and landscape -- Irish gardens -- Towns and cities -- People of Ireland. ; Folio ; "A luxurious full-color celebration of Ireland's scenic beauty, this book features more than 125 full-color images by Ireland's top landscape photographers and includes six panoramic gatefold pages, each one opening to almost four feet." ; VG. Book.