Climbing Irish by James F Walsh Price verified 10 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 ...

Genre: Historical Fiction

When War Came to Laundry Cottage: Sometimes the enemy is closer than you think. by Sarah Colliver (22 Reviews)    Price verified 4 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 9 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. ...

Genre: Historical Fiction