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Event name

Book Club

When

Tue 11 / 12 / 2024
7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Where

Elise and Cal's

Who can attend

Open to all

Limited Capacity: 10 spots available

Price

FREE
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The suggested reading this month is: mystery novels, no particular one, we'll each just pick something to talk about in a compare-and-contrast sort of session.
 
 
 Location for Book Club is at Elise's and Cal's.
 
Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York, by Tyler Anbinder (2024)
 
Contrasting with previous conceptions of widespread destitution and despair among the "Famine Irish" immigrants in New York, recently available information paints a picture of perseverance and upward mobility among those who escaped the desolation of Ireland at the time.