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Why did these individuals succeed when so many others failed? What prompted them to act, when so many people preferred to do nothing?or worse? Using newspaper accounts, rare archival documents, and her own experience sailing as an apprentice aboard the recently re-created Jeanie Johnston, Kathryn Miles tells the story of these extraordinary people and the revolutionary milieu in which they set sail. The tale of each individual is remarkable in and of itself; read collectively, their stories paint a unique portrait of bravery in the face of a new world order. Theirs is a story of ingenuity and even defiance, one that recounts a struggle to succeed, to shake the mantle of oppression and guilt, to endure in the face of unimaginable hardship. On more than one occasion, stewards of the ship would be accused of acting out of self-interest or greed. Nevertheless, what these men?and their ship?accomplished over the course of eleven voyages to North America was the stuff of legend.
Interwoven in their tale is the story of Nicholas Reilly, a baby boy born on the ship's maiden voyage. The Reilly family climbed aboard the Jeanie Johnston in search of the American Dream. While they would find some version of that dream, it would not be without a struggle?one that would deposit Nicholas into a deeply controversial moment in American history. Against this backdrop, Miles weaves a thrilling, intimate narrative, chronicling the birth of a remarkable Irish-American family in the face of one of the planet's greatest human rights atrocities.
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- Intro
- Dedication
- Map
- Cast of Characters
- Prologue
- Chapter 1. The Gathering Storm
- Chapter 2. A Great Hunger
- Chapter 3. Ships, Colonies, and Commerce
- Chapter 4. Dominion
- Chapter 5. Phoenix Rising
- Chapter 6. Ship's Fever
- Chapter 7. Discord on Downing Street
- Chapter 8. Visitations from a Vengeful God
- Chapter 9. A Course for Disaster
- Chapter 10. Pestilence and Plague
- Chapter 11. An Audacious Plan
- Chapter 12. Signing On
- Chapter 13. The People's Physician
- Chapter 14. Fare Thee Well
- Chapter Silver Creek, Michigan, February 25, 1879
- Chapter 15. At Sea
- Chapter 16. Dead Reckoning
- Chapter 17. Quarantine
- Chapter 18. Passing Customs
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota, May 1885
- Chapter 19. Adrift
- Chapter 20. Clearances
- Chapter 21. Crossing the Bar
- Chapter 22. No Irish Need Apply
- Chapter 23. Royal Visit
- Chapter 24. Steaming Ahead
- Chapter 25. Liberty?
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota, August 26, 1885
- Chapter 26. The Rising Tide
- Chapter 27. Departures
- Chapter 28. Storm Season
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 1886
- Chapter 29. That Deadly Angel
- April 1900
- Chapter 30. Down with the Ship
- Chapter 31. The Final Test
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 8, 1904
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- About Kathryn Miles
- Notes
- Index
- Copyright
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