{"product_id":"irish-born-american-made-9780299360542","title":"Irish Born, American Made: The Life and Myth of Captain John Egan","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn to poverty in the Irish county of Tipperary, John Egan participated in some of the most dramatic events of the nineteenth century, including mass migration to the United States during a catastrophic famine, the \"opening\" of Japan via gunboat diplomacy, Sherman's March to the Sea, and homesteading in the Upper Midwest. In \u003ci\u003eIrish Born, American Made\u003c\/i\u003e, his great-grandson examines the processes by which a scorned British subject became a proud American citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Egan's life was filled with epic drama, the author does not shy away from unsavory truths, such as his ancestor's doubts about the virtues of abolition or his enthusiastic participation in settling land appropriated from Indigenous peoples. Equally, Egan recognizes the real hardships his ancestor faced in assimilating to American society, from the prejudices of the ascendant Know-Nothing movement to the condescending caricatures of Irish soldiers by his Union compatriots during and after the Civil War. The result is both a moving reminder of the hardships of immigration and a timely reckoning with the imperfections of our forebears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 October 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 215 mm; Width 139 mm; Thickness 20 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780299360542\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ken Egan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":68063443484922,"sku":"9780299360542","price":22.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9780299360542.jpg?v=1793671527","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/irish-born-american-made-9780299360542","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}