The American Presence in Ulster: A Diplomatic History, 1796–1996
The American Presence in Ulster: A Diplomatic History, 1796–1996
by Francis M. Carroll
Catholic University of America Press, 2005 Paper: 978-0-8132-1420-7 | eISBN: 978-0-8132-1591-4 Library of Congress Classification DA990.U46C337 2005 Dewey Decimal Classification 327.730416
ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Tells the story of the link between Ulster and the United States and presents the first general history of the U.S. Consulate in Belfast.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Preface
1. Bridges to America 1
2. Founding the United States Consulate 19
3. Famine and Revival 40
4. Belfast and the American Civil War 56
5. Gilded Age Diplomacy 77
6. Changing Times for Ireland 101
7. Over Here: The Second World War 122
8. Peace and War 148
9. The Troubles in Northern Ireland 169
10. Bridges to Northern Ireland 190
Appendix A
Consular Appointments in Belfast 221
Appendix B
Consular Appointments in Londonderry 224
Appendix C
Consular Appointments in the Belfast and
Londonderry Consular Districts 225
Appendix D
United States Presidents with Ulster Origins 226
Sources 228