- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: New Island Books (25 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905494114
- ISBN-13: 978-1905494118
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,729,353 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
In this refreshing take on Irish-American history, historian
and broadcaster Myles Dungan brilliantly displays how `contrary to the
Hollywood version of the truth, the exploration and exploitation of the
West was vastly different from the myth!' He reveals the true story of
Irish immigrants and their descendants who toiled and dreamed of bigger
things in America's Wild West, creating a wonderful testament to the Irish
men and women who helped build a new nation.
and broadcaster Myles Dungan brilliantly displays how `contrary to the
Hollywood version of the truth, the exploration and exploitation of the
West was vastly different from the myth!' He reveals the true story of
Irish immigrants and their descendants who toiled and dreamed of bigger
things in America's Wild West, creating a wonderful testament to the Irish
men and women who helped build a new nation.
Ranging from soldiers serving under General Custer at Little Big Horn, to
Lola Montez (Eliza Rosanna Gilbert from Sligo) a famous stripper and one of
the most sought after courtesans of her era, Dungan saves those who seemed
destined to be lost in the great chasm of history and breathes fresh life
into the global fascination with the American Wild West.
About the Author
Myles Dungan is a broadcaster with RTÉ and the author of
numerous books, including
numerous books, including
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Format:Hardcover
This is a well-written informative book. There's an extraordinary amount of research in it presented in an entertaining way that moves swiftly. My quibble with it is that I heard on a BBC programme about five years ago that the Mercy nuns were in California very early, in the mid nineteenth century, and I searched in vain for reference to this in Myles Dungan's book.
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