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Michael Hogan (born 1943 in Newport, Rhode Island [1]) is an American author of thirty-one books, including two collections of short stories, eight books of poetry, selected essays on teaching in Latin America, two novels, the critically acclaimed Abraham Lincoln and Mexico, and the best-selling Irish Soldiers of Mexico, a history of the Irish battalion in Mexico which formed the basis for an ...
Murray, Edmundo "The Irish in Latin America and Iberia: A Bibliography - Mexico and Hispanic North America" Murray, Edmundo "The San Patricio Battalion: A Bibliography" History of Mexico: The Irish Presence at the Houston Institute for Culture. The legend of Zorro was an Irishman (William Lamport). The O'Brien clan in Mexico.
Best book in American history: since 1957 Pulitzer Prize for History: Columbia University: Distinguished book about the history of the United States: since 1917 James A. Rawley Prize: American Historical Association: Best book in Atlantic history: since 1990 James A. Rawley Prize: Organization of American Historians: Best book on race relations ...
Best Irish-Published Book of the Year: The Irish Words You Should Know – Hector Ó hEochagáin; Biography of the Year: Nature Boy: A Journey of Birdsong and Belonging – Seán Ronayne; History Book of the Year: Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New Perspectives - Hélène O'Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy
During the Spanish colonization of Mexico, several Spanish Viceroys were of Irish descent, including Juan O'Donojú, who was the last Spanish Viceroy. [2] During the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), many Irish-American immigrants abandoned their posts to join Mexican forces due to their solidarity through shared discrimination, and persecution of their Catholic faith by protestant ...
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The Irish Historical Research Prize is a history book prize awarded biannually since 1922 by the National University of Ireland (NUI) to a senior historian for the best new work of research on any period in the history of Ireland. It is considered the most prestigious prize in the study of Irish history.
His 2007 biography of Éamon de Valera, Judging Dev, won in three categories of the 2008 Irish Book Awards. [ 4 ] Beyond academia, Ferriter has developed a public profile in media and politics as an advocate of public history and the greater availability of archival material.