Tag Archive: Stephen Puleo

The Year of Decision

Posted on June 4, 2020 8:53 am Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Stephen Puleo

Voyage of Mercy is the remarkable story of the mission that inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America’s tradition of providing humanitarian aid around the world. Read on … Read the article

Voyage of Mercy: “The Distress is Universal”

Posted on March 17, 2020 4:54 pm Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Stephen Puleo

Ireland, 1846. Father Theobald Mathew implores assistant secretary at the British Treasury, Charles Trevelyan, to provide aid to Ireland as the potato blight ruins crops across the country. Read on for an excerpt from Voyage of Mercy.… Read the article

America’s Remarkable First Humanitarian Mission: Widespread Aid to Ireland During the Great Famine

Posted on March 9, 2020 4:42 pm Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

By Stephen Puleo

Stephen Puleo, author of Voyage of Mercy, discusses the remarkable story of the mission that inspired a nation to donate massive relief to Ireland during the potato famine and began America’s tradition of providing humanitarian aid around … Read the article

FDR Secures the Declaration of Independence, May 13, 1942

Posted on July 19, 2016 2:39 pm Published by hradmin 1 Comment

by Stephen Puleo

May 13, 1942, Securing the Declaration of Independence at the U.S. Bullion Depository, Fort Knox, 3:30 p.m

Under the watchful eyes of Verner Clapp and two restoration experts from Harvard, guards carried the case containing the Declaration … Read the article