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The Influence Of Europe On The Young Jfk, Nigel Hamilton
The Influence Of Europe On The Young Jfk, Nigel Hamilton
New England Journal of Public Policy
I think that of all twentieth-century American presidents, John F. Kennedy is considered — by Europeans at least — to be the most Eurocentric in his sympathies and political orientation. In the days ahead we shall be reexamining the history of the Kennedy administration in relation to Europe, but before we do, I think it might help to know the true genesis of JFK's personal attitudes towards Europe, so that we may better understand his eventual role in the history of the early 1960s: culminating in the Cuban Missile Crisis and his anti-Communist speech in Berlin in June 1963, as …
Good-Bye To All That: The Rise And Demise Of Irish America, Shaun O'Connell
Good-Bye To All That: The Rise And Demise Of Irish America, Shaun O'Connell
New England Journal of Public Policy
The works discussed in this article include: The Rascal King: The Life and Times of James Michael Curley 1874-1958, by Jack Beatty; JFK: Reckless Youth, by Nigel Hamilton; Textures of Irish America, by Lawrence J. McCaffrey; and Militant and Triumphant: William Henry O'Connell and the Catholic Church in Boston, by James M. O'Toole.
Rudy Vallee: Franco-American And Man From Maine, C. Stewart Doty
Rudy Vallee: Franco-American And Man From Maine, C. Stewart Doty
Maine History
The Vallee family, like others that migrated from Quebec to New England, was gradually Americanized. Hubert “Rudy ” Vallee, shaped by this process of Americanization, nevertheless maintained a lifelong pride in his Franco-American roots. Throughout his long and successful career, Vallee also retained a strong affection for his native state, his fellow Mainers, and the University of Maine, which he put on the map with his hit recording of the “Stein Song. ” Rudy’s loyalty to his roots and native soil is reflected in his final resting place: the Franco-American St. Hyacinthe s Cemetery at Westbrook, in the State of …
Into The Heart Of Maine: A Look At Dexter’S Franco-American Community, Dorothy A. Blanchard
Into The Heart Of Maine: A Look At Dexter’S Franco-American Community, Dorothy A. Blanchard
Maine History
The study of French-Canadian immigration is generally centered around New England ’5larger cities; small towns receiving migrants are usually overlooked. This article examines the French-Canadian population in one such rural town. Dexter, Maine, serves as a microcosm of the larger “petits canadas ” throughout New England, but it also projects a different type of ethnic experience. Dorothy A. Blanchard discusses the rewards and the hardships of the Franco experience in rural Maine.