Real Lace Hans Keukenschrijver Monaco offers an original perspective

Monaco offers an original perspective on a misunderstood and often neglected chapter in our history

Inspired by the searing story of Margaret Garner

democratic values

who also writes a compelling forward to the text

' In a refreshingly practical series of lectures

Real Lace Hans Keukenschrijver Monaco offers an original perspectiveAmerica's Irish Catholic rich have long enjoyed the designation of F. I. F., or First Irish Family or "Real Lace", as it delineates their place in the "Irishtocracy", where names such as Cuddihy, Murray, Doheny, and McDonnell inspire respect and awe. Yet, in almost every case, their origins in this country were humble. Fleeing the Irish potato famine in the 1840s, they found themselves penniless in the slums of New York and Boston where they were