Footprints Across America. Retracing an Irishman's Journey During the Last Great Gold Rush PDF
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About the Author Michael McMonagle was born in 1953. A graduate of University College Dublin and University of Dundee, he has worked in community development and as a manager of children’s services within the Health Service Executive. He is currently a director of the Lifestart Foundation and chairperson of Tir Boghaine Teo. His interests include sea kayaking, cycling, hiking, wildlife, trees and conservation. He lives with his family in Mountcharles, County Donegal. His previous travel book is called Walking the Back Roads: A Journey from Donegal to Clonmacnoise (Appletress Press, 2008). F A A OOTPRINTS CROSS MERICA Retracing an Irishman’s Journey During the Last Great Gold Rush Michael McMonagle Published by Orpen Press Lonsdale House Avoca Avenue Blackrock Co. Dublin Ireland e-mail: [email protected] www.orpenpress.com © Michael McMonagle, 2013 Paperback ISBN 978-1-909895-00-3 ePub ISBN 978-1-909895-28-7 Kindle ISBN 978-1-909895-27-0 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior, written permission of the publisher. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. For all emigrants and refugees who, like Micí Mac Gabhann, have crossed a ‘bridge of tears’ in their lives. Acknowledgements Travel writers always carry a debt of gratitude to strangers they meet along the way. This book would not be possible without them. Friends and family have helped shape this book. Special thanks to my family Terry, Eoghan, Aoife and Cróna, and to the observations of Kevin Montgomery, Dr Aisling Gillen, Fatemeh Movahedi, Keith Corcoran, Marie Sundberg, Winnifred McNulty, Richard Boggs and Catherine Breslin. All at Orpen Press have done a great job in bringing this book to fruition, especially Eileen O’Brien and Elizabeth Brennan. Thanks to John Hearne who edited this book with a discerning and sympathetic eye. Seán Ó hEochaidh brought the story of Micí Mac Gabhann to the world. This enriched our understanding of the Irish emmigration story. Valentin Iremonger brought the story to a wider audience through his authentic translation of Rotha Mór an tSaoil into English. The author is grateful to Horslips and Barry Devlin for permission to use a quote from their song, ‘The Wrath of the Rain’. ‘Where have they gone to, those faded faces, Those fierce moustachioed men?’ Excerpt from ‘The Wrath of the Rain’ by Horslips, Aliens (1977, Oats/Horslips Records) Copyright © 1977, Horslips. Reproduced with permission. ‘Where have they gone to, those faded faces, Those fierce moustachioed men?’ Excerpt from ‘The Wrath of the Rain’ by Horslips, Aliens (1977, Oats/Horslips Records) Copyright © 1977, Horslips. Reproduced with permission. Contents About the Author Acknowledgements Map of America – The Lower Forty-Eight and Map of Western Montana Map of Yukon and Alaska Preface 1. Road to Bethlehem 2. Easton to Harrsiburg 3. Harrisburg to Chicago 4. Chicago to Minot 5. Minot to Whitefish, Montana 6. Whitefish and Flathead Reservation 7. St Ignatius and Missoula 8. Philipsburg and Gold Creek 9. Butte, America 10. The Bitterroots 11. Cowboy Country 12. Browning and Glacier National Park 13. Browning to Seattle 14. Anchorage, Alaska 15. Fairbanks 16. Fort Yukon 17. Fairbanks to Dawson 18. Dawson City 19. Dawson to Whitehorse 20. Whitehorse to Anchorage 21. Home About the Book Map of America – The Lower Forty-Eight and Map of Western Montana
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