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9781616081003

How The Irish Won The West Pa

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    9781616081003

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    1616081007

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2011-03-17
  • Publisher: FRWHEEL

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Summary

Here is the full story of the Irish immigrants and their decedents whose hardwork helped make the West what it is today. Learn about the Irish members ofthe Donner party, forced to consume human flesh to survive the winter; mountainmen like Thomas Fitzpatrick, who discovered the South Pass through theRockies; Ellen "Nellie" Cashman, who ran boarding houses and bought and soldclaims in Alaska, Arizona, and Nevada; and Maggie Hall, who became knownas the "whore with a heart of gold." A fascinating and entertaining look at thehistory of the American West, this book will surprise many and make every IrishAmerican proud.

Author Biography

Myles Dungan is a radio broadcaster and the author of several books, including The Captain and the King: William O'Shea, Parnell and the Late Victorian Ireland, and The Stealing of the Irish Crown Jewels. He lives in Ireland.

Table of Contents

Pre-credit Sequencep. ix
Opening Credits: A Nineteenth-Century Western Timelinep. xiii
Introduction: How the Irish Really Won the Westp. 1
Mountain Men: Irish Pioneers of the Fur Tradep. 10
The Donner Party: Cannibalism on the Western Trailp. 40
Indian Agent: The Later Career of Thomas Fitzpatrickp. 74
Toffs: Irish Aristocrats West of the Mississippip. 92
Not So Gentle Tamers: Irish Women Stake Their Claimp. 128
Heroes and Villains: The Irish Good, Bad and Distinctly Uglyp. 160
The Lincoln County War: Murphy, Dolan, Riley, Brady and Billy the Kidp. 206
Cameos: Pioneers, Plutocrats, Popinjays and Populistsp. 255
Closing Credits: Acknowledgementsp. 282
Notesp. 284
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