
- 328 pages
- English
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An Irish Voice
About this book
How a typical Irish emigrant rose to a position of influence at the highest levels of US and Irish politics.
A remarkable firsthand account of an Irish emigrant who began as a part-time footballer and house-painter and became a journalist, author, founder and publisher of two newspapers, a magazine and website, as well as a leading advocate for immigration reform for the 'illegal' Irish in the United States. He played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process, securing a US visa for Gerry Adams in 1994 and acting as intermediary between the White House and Sinn Féin during a critical time in the peace negotiations.
Niall O'Dowd has been described as: 'the authentic voice of the Irish in America, who has more knowledge of this community than almost anyone else alive, ' by Jim Dwyer, New York Times and Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Chapter 1 - Inside Obama's White House
- Chapter 2 - A Soldier in Hillary's Losing Battle
- Chapter 3 - The Wisdom of Bill
- Chapter 4 - How Hillary Earned her Spurs
- Chapter 5 - My Father's Dream
- Chapter 6 - California Here I Come
- Chapter 7 - San Francisco Dreaming
- Chapter 8 - The City of Broad Shoulders
- Chapter 9 - The Leavetaking
- Chapter 10 - Not So Welcome to America
- Chapter 11 - Trying to Fit In
- Chapter 12 - Building SIte Blues
- Chapter 13 - Animal House and Falling in Love
- Chapter 14 - Go West Young Man
- Chapter 15 - A Death in the Family
- Chapter 16 - Return to America
- Chapter 17 - Starting a Newspaper
- Chapter 18 - Publisher and Chief Bottlewasher
- Chapter 19 - Irish 1, Moonies 0
- Chapter 20 - Farewell to Jennie
- Chapter 21 - Friends or Lovers
- Chapter 22 - A Political Awakening
- Chapter 23 - Tough Times in San Francisco
- Chapter 24 - A Texan Friend in Need
- Chapter 25 - Go East Young Man
- Chapter 26 - Into the Darkness
- Chapter 27 - A Man of Two Countries
- Chapter 28 - The Irish Voice
- Chapter 29 - Tackling the Northern Question
- Chapter 30 - Getting Bill Clinton On Board
- Chapter 31 - Clinton Wins the White House
- Chapter 32 - Setting the Scene
- Chapter 33 - Gathering Pace
- Chapter 34 - Completing the A-Team
- Chapter 35 - Ready To Go
- Chapter 36 - A Dangerous Journey
- Chapter 37 - Into The Cauldron
- Chapter 38 - Prelude to a Visa
- Chapter 39 - The Visa Battle
- Chapter 40 - The San Diego Incident
- Chapter 41 - The Media Go Wild
- Chapter 42 - Adams Arrives
- Chapter 43 - A Rock Star Reception
- Chapter 44 - Tough Words at the White House
- Chapter 45 - Waiting for the Ceasefire
- Chapter 46 - IRA Breakdown
- Chapter 47 - 9/11 and the Aftermath
- Chapter 48 - Battling for the Undocumented Irish
- Chapter 49 - Irish Central Launches
- About the Author
- Dedication and acknowledgements
- Copyright information