Tag: James O’Toole

  • Passing in Boston: The Story of the Healy Family WGBHForum 2014-03-26 Boston College history professor, James O’Toole discusses his newest book Passing for White: Race, Religion, and the Healy Family, 1820-1920, which documents the extraordinary life of the Healy brothers of Boston. In the mid-1800’s, the Healy brothers of Boston, James, Patrick, and Sherwood, looked…

  • Hiding in Plain Sight: Hell-Roaring Mike We’re History 2015-12-03 James M. O’Toole, Clough Professor of History Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts Captain Healy aboard the Revenue Cutter Bear, with his pet parrot, c.1895. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard) The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy is back in its home port of Seattle after four months at sea. On…