Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York

In this magisterial work of storytelling and scholarship, acclaimed historian Tyler Anbinder presents for the first time the Great Potato Famine generation’s individual and collective tales of struggle, perseverance, and triumph. Drawing on newly available records and a ten-year research initiative, Anbinder reclaims the narratives of the refugees who settled in New York City and helped reshape the entire nation.