Scott Molloy
Author
Series
Publisher
University of New Hampshire Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In 1847 Joseph Banigan, an Irish potato famine refugee, established himself in Rhode Island as an entrepreneur. This was a time when "No Irish Need Apply" signs abounded and discrimination against the Irish--institutionalized in the constitution of his adopted state--hindered voting and other human rights. Bucking this trend and belying his humble origins, Banigan succeeded spectacularly in the emerging local rubber footwear industry, becoming the...