The Dooleys of Richmond : an Irish immigrant family in the old and new South
Title:
The Dooleys of Richmond : an Irish immigrant family in the old and new South
Author:
Bayliss, Mary Lynn, 1942- author.
ISBN:
9780813939988
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Physical Description:
xi, 300 pages,12 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Contents:
A young family -- Richmond responds to the Great Famine and politics in Ireland -- Family matters -- Georgetown : prelude to war -- Economic slowdown -- War -- The Ambulance Committee -- New duties -- Fame -- The evacuation fire : military occupation -- A young lawyer in Military District No. 1 -- A young politician -- In the House of Delegates -- The railroad that got away -- New ventures -- The new South on the march -- More new ventures -- The panic and beyond -- Highways and railways -- The new century -- A steep decline -- Sallie's book and another railroad -- Travel abroad and a mountain palace -- Extraordinary gifts.
Abstract:
"The story of an Irish Catholic immigrant family who came to Richmond, Virginia, in the nineteenth century and established a large hat manufacturing enterprise, becoming leaders in business, education, politics, and philanthropy in Virginia"--Provided by publisher.
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