Whelan (history, U. of Limerick) examines the formulation and implementation of US foreign policy towards Ireland, focusing on the role of three presidents who served during her period of study: Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge. She considers their personal and pre-presidential, as well as presidential, links and ties to the Irish-American community and to Ireland, and looks at the factors that influenced their attitudes to and formulation of policy on Ireland. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)