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• The Boston Irish

  a Political History

  O'Connor, Thomas H., 1922-2012,

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  Boston historian O'Connor explains how the Irish came to dominate local politics, tracing the growth of the city's Irish political machine from the time of Hugh O'Brien, the first Irish-born mayor of Boston, to more recent leaders such as Raymond…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Souls

  A Family Story from Southie

  MacDonald, Michael Patrick

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  Michael Patrick MacDonald's compelling memoir of growing up in Southie's Old Colony housing project in the 1970's and 80's.

• Common Ground

  A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

  Lukas, J. Anthony

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  An award-winning account of school integration in Boston from the vantage points of three families, one black and two white.

• See You at the Hall

  Boston's Golden Era of Irish Music and Dance

  Gedutis, Susan

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  From the 1940s to the mid-1960s the huge dance halls that dotted Boston's Dudley Square were vital centers of social and cultural life for both Irish Americans and recent Irish immigrants.

• The Rascal King

  the Life and Times of James Michael Curley, 1874-1958

  Beatty, Jack

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  The life and times of James Michael Curley, one of Boston's most colorful mayors. He was immensely popular with working-class Irish Americans and served four terms in office.

• Black Mass

  Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal

  Lehr, Dick

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  An account by two Boston Globe reporters of the unholy alliance made between John Connolly, a major figure in the FBI's Boston office, and James "Whitey" Bulger, leader of Boston's Irish mob. Now a major motion picture starring Johnny Depp.

• Boston Catholics

  a History of the Church and Its People

  O'Connor, Thomas H., 1922-2012

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  A history of the Archdiocese of Boston and its parishioners by Boston historian O'Connor.

• Boston Against Busing

  Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the 1960s and 1970s

  Formisano, Ronald P., 1939-

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  Examines the racial conflicts resulting from school desegregation in Boston in September, 1974, analyzing the motivations of white anti-busing activists, Boston's historic racial divides, and the effects of the law.

• Charlestown

  Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell

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  An informative photographic history of Charlestown by Boston historian Anthony Mitchell Sammarco.

• South Boston

  Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell

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  Sammarco tracks the development of this Irish-American suburb from the nineteenth to early twentieth centuries.

• South Boston, My Home Town

  the History of An Ethnic Neighborhood

  O'Connor, Thomas H., 1922-2012

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  Boston historian O'Connor combines his own personal recollections, with the accounts of others, to create a compelling history of this unique neighborhood.

• Irish Boston

  a Lively Look at Boston's Colorful Irish Past

  Quinlin, Michael P.

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  Quinn tells the stories behind the well-known history.

• Hidden History of the Boston Irish

  Little-known Stories From Ireland's "next Parish Over"

  Stevens, Peter F.

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  An entertaining account of some not-so-famous Irish-American Bostonians.

• A Journey Through Boston Irish History

  Ryan, Dennis P., 1943-

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  A comprehensive photographic record of one of Boston's most conspicuous immigrant group.

• The Kennedys

  America's Emerald Kings: A Five-Generation History of the Ultimate Irish-Catholic Family

  Maier, Thomas

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  A behind-the-scenes portrait of this powerful and influential Boston family.

• Rogues and Redeemers

  When Politics Was King in Irish Boston

  O'Neill, Gerard

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  An account of the role of the Irish in Boston politics from a former Boston Globe investigative journalist.

• While the Music Lasts

  My Life in Politics

  Bulger, William M.

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  This entertaining and informative memoir from Bulger, a major force in Massachusetts politics for many years, is an excellent primer on how local politics works.

• Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth

  the Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

  Guiney, Patrick R. (Patrick Robert), 1835-1877

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  Christian Samito writes in his introduction: "In reading Guiney's words, one can have a fuller appreciation of what motivated civilians to volunteer to fight a war and of the privations they suffered in service to their country."

• Fanatic Heart

  a Life of John Boyle O'Reilly, 1844-1890

  Evans, A. G. (Anthony G.)

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  A comprehensive biography of a remarkable man who made significant and long-lasting contributions to literature, civil rights, and the Irish republican cause.

• Strong Boy

  the Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America's First Sports Hero

  Klein, Christopher, 1972-

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  John L. Sullivan rose from Boston Irish working-class roots to become heavyweight champion of the world.