Thomas Nast Anti-Irish Cartoons
...with the other two demonstrate how Nast believed that the ideals that the United States were founded on were in danger because of the treachery of the Irish. Examining Nast’s anti-Irish cartoons has revealed the deep-seated anti-immigrant feelings that were held by many in the United States. Such beliefs were
The Story of Duffy’s Cut
...ial projects on railroads and canals throughout the eastern portion of the United States in the 1820s and 1830s from the Erie Canal to the New Orleans Canal.” They ended the book in saying, “The fifty-seven Irish victims at Duffy’s Cut died building something of great consequence, and trains still
Beloved Cardinal Archbishop: John Francis O’Hara
...a, (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1967), [2] “Official Press Book Elevation and Investiture His Eminence John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C,” (Philadelphia: Catholic Standard and Times: 1958) [3] McAvoy, Thomas, Father O’Hara of Notre Dame: The Cardinal-Archbishop of Philadelphia, (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1967) [4] “Catholics