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CONTENTS 3 Preface vii . BRIDGES to AMERICA  . FOUNDING the UNITED STATES CONSULATE  . FAMINE and REVIVAL  . BELFAST and the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR  . GILDED AGE DIPLOMACY  . CHANGING TIMES for IRELAND  . OVER HERE: The Second World War  . PEACE and WAR  . The TROUBLES in NORTHERN IRELAND  . BRIDGES to NORTHERN IRELAND  Appendixes  A. Consular Appointments in Belfast  B. Consular Appointments in Londonderry  C. Consular Appointments in the Belfast and Londonderry Consular Districts  D. American Presidents with Ulster Origins  Sources  Index  v ...

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