Chief O'Neill's Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago
Author | : Francis O'Neill |
Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2008-01-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780810124653 |
ISBN-13 | : 0810124653 |
Rating | : 4/5 (653 Downloads) |
Download or read book Chief O'Neill's Sketchy Recollections of an Eventful Life in Chicago written by Francis O'Neill and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2008-01-18 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable memoir of immigration and assimilation provides a rare view of urban life in Chicago in the late 1800s by a newcomer to the city and the Midwest, and the nation as well. Francis O'Neill left Ireland in 1865. After five years traveling the world as a sailor, he and his family settled in Chicago just shortly before the Great Fire of 1871. His memoir also brings to life the challenges involved in succeeding in a new land, providing for his family, and integrating into a new culture. Francis O'Neill serves as a fine documentarian of the Irish immigrant experience in Chicago.