May the road rise up to meet you. [online electronic book]
May the road rise up to meet you. [online electronic book]
By
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Troy, Peter.
Publication Date
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2012
Subject Term
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Electronic books.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Slavery -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Genre
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Historical fiction.
Summary
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Ethan McOwen is an Irish immigrant whose endurance is tested in Brooklyn and the Five Points at the height of its urban destitution; he is among the first to join the famed Irish Brigade and becomes a celebrated war photographer. Marcella, a society girl from Spain, defies her father to become a passionate abolitionist. Mary and Micah are slaves of varying circumstances, who form an instant connection and embark on a tumultuous path to freedom. All four lives unfold in two beautiful love stories, which eventually collide.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780385534499
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