"Edward Hickey Whelan": A Catholic Irish-American immigrant at the turn of the 19th Century
Biography & Memoir, Historical, Nonfiction, History, Americas
| Author: | Hugh Whelan | ISBN: | 9781310887420 |
| Publisher: | Hugh Whelan | Publication: | October 26, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hugh Whelan |
| ISBN: | 9781310887420 |
| Publisher: | Hugh Whelan |
| Publication: | October 26, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
The life of "Edward Hickey Whelan" -- a Catholic Irish-American immigrant at the turn of the 19th Century. From Ireland to Nebraska to San Diego, Edward directly participated in the fascinating and tumultuous Irish-Catholic and anti-immigrant politics of his day. Settling in Nebraska at a time influenced by Fenian General John O'Neill, Edward went from the US Army to Jesuit Creighton University where he lived through the the virulent politics of the anti-Catholic and anti-Immigrant American Protective Association. Edward would later campaign with William Jennings Bryan and interact with Eamon de Valera, president of Sinn Fein and later Ireland's head of state.
The life of "Edward Hickey Whelan" -- a Catholic Irish-American immigrant at the turn of the 19th Century. From Ireland to Nebraska to San Diego, Edward directly participated in the fascinating and tumultuous Irish-Catholic and anti-immigrant politics of his day. Settling in Nebraska at a time influenced by Fenian General John O'Neill, Edward went from the US Army to Jesuit Creighton University where he lived through the the virulent politics of the anti-Catholic and anti-Immigrant American Protective Association. Edward would later campaign with William Jennings Bryan and interact with Eamon de Valera, president of Sinn Fein and later Ireland's head of state.
