Father Mathew's Crusade: Temperance in Nineteenth-Century Ireland and Irish America

Father Mathew's Crusade: Temperance in Nineteenth-Century Ireland and Irish America

Editorial Reviews
Kerby A. Miller, author of "Emigrants and Exiles: Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America"
Quinn's research and scholarship are very impressive, sound, and up-to-date. [It] makes a significant contribution to the field.

H-Net, June 2005
Fresh and interesting approach... allows reader to better understand why millions of Irish... (pledged) to abstain from drinking alcohol.

Father Mathew's Crusade: Temperance in Nineteenth-Century Ireland and Irish America

Father Mathew's Crusade: Temperance in Nineteenth-Century Ireland and Irish America,John F. Quinn,University of Massachusetts Press,1558493409,1790-1856,19th century,Biography & Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Christianity - Catholicism,Christianity - History - Catholic,Europe - Ireland,History,History - General History,Ireland,Mathew, Theobald,,Religious,Temperance,United States - 19th Century,Alcoholism,American history: c 1800 to c 1900,British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900,Demonstrations & protest movements,Ethical issues & debates,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Mathew, Theobald,USA,c 1800 to c 1900

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