Follows the lives of Irish immigrants through the American Civil War and after; focusing on James O'Keefe, an ex-felon who fought for the Yankees, became a celebrity lecturer in New York, married a Latino aristocrat, was elected as a governor, and ended up facing charges of grand larceny and general anarchy.
year: 2007
call number/section: 1000
subjects: western stories, historical fiction, west (u.s.), fiction, united states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, confederate states of america, west (united states)