The Exiles of Erin

This collection of three generations of Irish immigrant fiction excerpted from novels, magazines, and newspapers capture the spirit of those who were experiencing the traumas of adjustment and assimilation. The authors vividly render the details of immigrant life in a variety of settings, from Virginia and Nebraska to San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston, from 1820 to 1906. Fanning places each selection in its historical and cultural context by means of introductory notes. Together, they provide the most extended, continuous body of literature available to us by members of a single American ethnic group. This new and expanded edition provides some fascinating additional selections as well as new background material.