... U.S. "One author said that the United States ran on steam power, water power, and Irish power." The Irish have also been credited with improving the growth, function, and power of urban machine politics. With their knowledge of the Anglo government system, the Irish used their communities and neighborhoods as a basis for gaining control over the Democratic Party. The Irish were masters at ... ...

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