Climbing Irish by James F Walsh Price verified 4 hours ago

Can Northern Ireland Catholics, demeaned as Papists, climb out of England's Plantation's religious bigotry and ethnic intolerance? In 1922, when England broke Ireland apart, Papists Michael and Bridget Connolly undergo a Plantation Minister's sniper fire. They escape to Free Ireland and are demeaned as 'Orangemen'. In 1925 Immigration is to Chicago a City riven with Prohibition's organized crime gangs. Michael, a master carpenter, is not free from criminal Labor Organizers, and Bridget demeaned as 'Irish Immigrant Trash.' The Great Depression does not reduce Michael or Bridget to residue resulting from England's Planation during America's pre-revolutionary days. In 1938, the opportunity to operate his own business organization lures Michael, Bridget, and their four Chicago born children to Oklahoma City during the height of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, during the plight of the 'Okies,' folks too troubled to be intolerant. In 1939, a move to Dallas finds the Connollys meeting head-on with intolerance in the form of 'Dirty Catholic Yankee.' The Connolly lads find themselves in fist fights. Yet, Michael's work expands and Bridget dedicates her energies to the donut road of pacification. In 1943, Michael's mathematical talents win him a position with a Detroit Metallurgy Firm. The Conollys relocate where intolerance takes the form of Hillbilly.No matter the bigotry and intolerance, the Connolly's are CLIMBING IRISH.

Genre: Historical Fiction

When War Came to Laundry Cottage: Sometimes the enemy is closer than you think. by Sarah Colliver (22 Reviews)    Price verified 3 hours ago

When Sybil Cooper is sent to the countryside to escape the increasing bombing raids, she expects to be bored and lonely. Living with her aged Aunty Violet, at Laundry Cottage, she soon adapts to a simpler existence, despite feeling as though she has travelled back in time. But life in Dewton proves to be anything but calm and easy. In this coming-of-age story, Sybil meets a colourful array of people, who will impact her life and set her on a path of love, suspicion and grief. This is a tale of love, injustice, and destiny.

Genre: Historical Fiction

When Will Papa Get Home?: A Story of Hope In the Midst of Prejudice (Southwest History & Country Living) by Larada Horner-Miller (14 Reviews)    Price verified 4 hours ago

An Mexican immigrant family's life changed in one day! AWARDS • 2016 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Finalist" - Historical Fiction Category • 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards "Finalist" - Historical Fiction Category This poignant historical novel takes you to the high plains of southeastern Colorado, where a Mexican-American girl grows up knowing that her father has been imprisoned for ten years for something he didn't do. Maria is taken back to her childhood home when she comes across a blue marble in her jewelry box. She remembers herself as an eight-year-old girl playing with the marble while waiting for her father to return to the rock-and-adobe homestead house her family had built with their own hands. Based on the tale of "the Philly Place" that author Larada Horner-Miller has heard her whole life, this novel imagines the life of the person who might have left that very same blue marble behind, to be discovered by Horner-Miller while exploring her family ranch many decades later. Through the fictitious daughter of a man named Philadelphia Gonzales, this novel relates the experiences of a Mexican-American community struggling to live the American dream while surrounded by often-hostile Anglos. Yet, amid the prejudice and injustice are many who are kind and welcoming. These characters, along with Maria's own determination and personal growth, create an inspiring, uplifting tale. REVIEWS: I couldn't put it down. Such a story of love, of injustice. You will need a hanky for sure. The pictures add a really good touch to make you see and feel what the homestead was like. Keep up the good work Larada. KATZ A nostalgic tale of hardship and injustice, but unending family love, courage and determination. Could not stop reading - kept checking out the pictures and enjoyed being there. Feelings of heartbreak and happiness.Gale Askren Delightful story of a Mexican family homestead in southern Colorado. Though they face the same trials as many who ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

The Lion's Den: A Family Drama in Hitler's Berlin in the 1930s (The Lion's Den Series Book 1) by Eoin Dempsey (2,416 Reviews)    Price verified 6 minutes ago

A broken family. A new opportunity in a country on the precipice of unspeakable evil. November 1932. Seamus Ritter, a widower with four children, returns from riding the rails in an America crippled by the great depression. Realizing that his homecoming will not be how he envisioned it, and in a desperate attempt to make amends with his 16-year-old daughter, Maureen, Seamus accepts an invitation to come and work for his long-lost uncle in Berlin. With little other choice, Seamus takes the ship to Germany with his family. Maureen leaves everything to go with her father she no longer trusts, dedicated to taking care of her younger siblings. The Germany the Ritter family encounters is vastly different than the one Seamus spent time living in as a child. An upstart politician called Adolf Hitler has come to the fore, but surely it's only a matter of time before the right-thinking members of society banish him to the fringes of the political landscape he emerged from. As the Ritter family struggles to adjust to life in a country ravaged by unemployment and internal strife, Seamus meets Lisa, a beautiful and mysterious woman weighed down by the ghosts of her past life. When tragedy strikes, Lisa and Seamus will be forced to act together to save their lives and build a future together in a nation that, unbeknownst to the citizens there, is about to descend into the greatest evil the world has ever known THE LION'S DEN is the first novel in a new series by the #1 Amazon bestselling author of WHITE ROSE, BLACK FOREST, and THE LONGEST ECHO, set in Hitler's Germany in the 1930s. Download it and discover Eoin Dempsey's books today. --------------------------------------------------------------- WW2 Fiction readers loved this gripping historical fiction. See what they have to say about The Lion's Den: "I read it so quickly I was surprised and disappointed when I reached the end."- Ian, Goodreads ????? "I quickly became engrossed in these characters and fascinated by ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

UNICORN an evocative and charming historical literary fiction novel by Marguerite Steen (Lume Books Historical Literary Fiction Sagas) Price verified 7 hours ago

In the years following World War One, Europe remains in turmoil... As if the war to end all wars was not enough, now revolution is bringing an end to the remnants of the old ways. Monarchs, princes and grand dukes all tumble. Only Rheingoldstein, a duchy so small as to be forgotten, remains untouched. Even when the Grand Duke foresees the inevitable, and removes himself from the situation, his steely widow presses on regardless. In her eyes, their daughter Margarethe must carry on the ducal tradition. But the choice is not hers to make. In the years that follow, Margarethe and her mother forge a new type of existence, a peripatetic, hand-to-mouth lifestyle that horrifies the mother but affords her daughter a degree of freedom. Margarethe, who lacks subtlety and elegance but has an abundance of courage and initiative, decides to make the most of that freedom. Her subsequent adventures take her across Europe, into the company of struggling artists and dubious companions. Then, somehow, she finds herself back home. And as she gives birth to what should have been the next Grand Duke, Margarethe senses that a new political movement may be stirring in Rheingoldstein... An epic tale that traces events in a momentous period in European history, Unicorn is bound to appeal to lovers of both historical and character-driven fiction alike. Praise for Marguerite Steen 'Miss Steen is a superb manipulator of scene, and she makes her places as alive as her people' - Daily Telegraph 'Rich and enjoyable' - The Observer 'fine scenes and piquant portraits' - The Sunday Times 'a vivid narrative' - Manchester Guardian 'full of colour and character' - John o' London's Weekly 'rich, lavish, violent, passionate' -Evening News Marguerite Steen (12 May 1894 - 4 August 1975) was a British writer. Very much at home among creative people, she wrote biographies of the Terrys, of her friend Hugh Walpole, of the 18th century poet and actress (and sometime mistress to the ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

Crossing Day by William A. Glass (1 Review)    Price verified 51 minutes ago

It's been one hundred and sixty years since the Confederacy won its independence at the Battle of Altamaha Crossing. Slaves of African descent still perform most of the work in the South. This seems normal to Ryan Walters and his friends who attend high school in Huntsville, Alabama. Like teens everywhere, they enjoy sharing videos, playing sports, and hanging out with friends. Jaybird's Drive-In is a favorite gathering place for the teenagers. There, they befriend Mish, a slave girl who works as a server. When the drive-in's owner sells Mish to a dirty old man, Ryan and his friends awaken to the injustice around them. Despite the danger, they decide to help Mish escape. Will they succeed? An early reader said Crossing Day "is like a combination of Huckleberry Finn, Moby Dick, and The Hunger Games." Another reader called it, "an action-packed thriller."

Genre: Historical Fiction

One Week in August: An enchanting saga of friendship in 1950s Blackpool (Northern Lives Book 1) by Margaret Thornton (1,543 Review)    Price verified 4 hours ago

One week will change all their lives... Janice Butler is working as a waitress at her mother's Blackpool boarding house when she meets Val Horrocks and Cissie Foster who are visiting from Halifax, and the three form an instant friendship. Romance beckons for all of them, but the events of one evening at a local dance will change all their lives for better and for worse, and all three girls will discover that life doesn't always turn out as one would expect. A charming tale of friendship and romance set in 1950s Blackpool, perfect for fans of Margaret Dickinson and Rosie Archer.

Genre: Historical Fiction