Download or read book Paddy and the Republic written by Dale T. Knobel and published by Wesleyan. This book was released on 1986 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a provocative approach to ethnicity and national identity in the United States before the Civil War. By careful study of how Irish immigrants were described and talked about in the common everyday language of the period, it shows how ethnic stereotypes were formed and how they shaped popular attitudes.