Under the Starry Flag
How a Ban of Irish Americans Joined the Fenian Revolt and Sparked a Crisis over Citizenship
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Emigration & Immigration, History, Ireland, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
| Author: | Lucy E. Salyer | ISBN: | 9780674989221 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | October 15, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lucy E. Salyer |
| ISBN: | 9780674989221 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | October 15, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
In 1867 forty Irish-Americans sailed for Ireland to fight against British rule. Claiming that emigrants to America remained British citizens, authorities arrested the men for treason, sparking a crisis and trial that dragged the U.S. and Britain to the brink of war. Lucy Salyer recounts this gripping tale, a prelude to today’s immigration battles.
In 1867 forty Irish-Americans sailed for Ireland to fight against British rule. Claiming that emigrants to America remained British citizens, authorities arrested the men for treason, sparking a crisis and trial that dragged the U.S. and Britain to the brink of war. Lucy Salyer recounts this gripping tale, a prelude to today’s immigration battles.
