A Sampling of the Latest Irish Books. RECOMMENDED Acclaimed historian Edward T. O'Donnell goes from the Ice Age to Michael Phelan ("The Father of American Billiards") in his breezy history 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Irish American History. O'Donnell, professor of American History at Holy Cross College, covers topics ranging from Ireland Before 1850, Religion, … [Read more...] about Book Reviews
Photography
Absolutely Beautiful
Enter any bookstore, be it mom and pop or chain retailer, and there are sure to be stacks upon stacks of coffee table books with Irish photographs. But now comes one so lovely it seems more suited for an auction house than a coffee table. Gerald Hoberman has produced a book of breathtaking photographs that he took throughout the isle and has paired them with the informative and … [Read more...] about Absolutely Beautiful
Window on the Past | Mathew B. Brady, Photographer
By Raymond Schuessler October 1991
Mathew B. Brady captured the intrigue and frustration, the sorrow and bitterness of "the war that had to be fought." In a traveling darkroom wagon, nicknamed the "What's It" by the troops, Brady followed the terrible onslaught of the Civil War, recording for history scenes that otherwise would have been lost forever. In effect, Brady became a pictorial war correspondent, though … [Read more...] about Window on the Past | Mathew B. Brady, Photographer
A Day in the Life of Ireland
By Irish America Staff October 1991
In May of this year, a group of of some 75 photographers from around the world traveled to Ireland. They focused their lenses on the people of Ireland, spanning the island from the Glens of Antrim to the Ring of Kerry, shooting more than 5,000 rolls of film-180,000 photographs in the course of a single 24-hour time period. Of the thousands of photographs taken on that day, 225 … [Read more...] about A Day in the Life of Ireland