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May the road rise up to meet you, a novel, Peter Troy

Label
May the road rise up to meet you, a novel, Peter Troy
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
May the road rise up to meet you
Music parts
not applicable
Oclc number
772499438
Responsibility statement
Peter Troy
Sub title
a novel
Summary
An American drama told from four distinct perspectives, spanning the first major wave of Irish immigration to New York through the end of the Civil War. 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
Transposition and arrangement
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Classification
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