The Dooleys of Richmond: An Irish Immigrant Family in the Old and New South

Synopsis

The Story Of An Irish Catholic Immigrant Family Who Came To Richmond, Virginia, In The Nineteenth Century And Established A Large Hat Manufacturing Enterprise, Becoming Leaders In Business, Education, Politics, And Philanthropy In Virginia--provided By Publisher. A Young Family -- Richmond Responds To The Great Famine And Politics In Ireland -- Family Matters -- Georgetown : Prelude To War -- Economic Slowdown -- War -- The Ambulance Committee -- New Duties -- Fame -- The Evacuation Fire : Military Occupation -- A Young Lawyer In Military District No. 1 -- A Young Politician -- In The House Of Delegates -- The Railroad That Got Away -- New Ventures -- The New South On The March -- More New Ventures -- The Panic And Beyond -- Highways And Railways -- The New Century -- A Steep Decline -- Sallie's Book And Another Railroad -- Travel Abroad And A Mountain Palace -- Extraordinary Gifts. Mary Lynn Bayliss. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.