Biographical history of the American Irish in Chicago (1897)
The Chicago History Online Library has a wonderful post on The Biographical history of the American Irish in Chicago.
It is a fascinating book which can be read free here (it can also be downloaded as a pdf, epub or kindle file). I have also taken the time to embed the text below with thanks to the Internet Archive’s reader.
It is a great reminder that the impact of Irish emigration on the United State was very pronounced.