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The Year of Decision
by Stephen Puleo
WCAG Heading Voyage of Mercy is the remarkable story of the mission that…
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Voyage of Mercy: “The Distress is Universal”
by Stephen Puleo
Wcag Heading Ireland, 1846. Father Theobald Mathew implores assistant secretary at the British…
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America’s Remarkable First Humanitarian Mission: Widespread Aid to Ireland During the Great Famine
by Stephen Puleo
WCAG Heading By Stephen Puleo Stephen Puleo, author of Voyage of Mercy, discusses the remarkable story…
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A Kidnapped Boy Becomes a Patron Saint
WCAG Headingby Philip Jett “My name is Patrick… I was taken prisoner. I was about sixteen……
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Eoin MacNeill: Building an Army for the Easter Rising
WCAG Headingby Tim Pat Coogan ‘MacNeill’ was Eoin MacNeill, the ostensible leader of the Irish Volunteers,…
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Incredible Things You Never Knew About Ireland
by Christopher Winn
Wcag Heading Wcag Heading Things I Never Knew About Ireland There was an awful…
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The Search for the Madness Pill
by Justin Garson
In the 1960s, the field of psychiatry was at a standstill. While some…
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Winning the Earthquake
by Lorissa Rinehart
“Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to…
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The Feather Wars
by James H. McCommons
From the time the United States was founded, early Americans assumed that…
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Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbrück
by Gwen Strauss
From the moment they met in 1940 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Milena…
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Once There Was a Town
by Jane Ziegelman
Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…
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The Escapes of David George and the Stories We Tell About Slavery
by Gregory E. O'Malley
by Gregory O'Malley When most people think of North American slavery, they most often think of…
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The Great Abolitionist
by Stephen Puleo
The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published…
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Falling in Love with Texas’ Worst Town
by Joe Pappalardo
From a wrestler with cauliflower ears to ill-used dance hall girls to everyday…
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