The Hard Road to Klondike: An Irish Emigrant's Travels in North America - Brossura

Macgowan, Micheal

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ISBN 10: 1903464358 ISBN 13: 9781903464359

Casa editrice: Collins Pr, 2003

Riassunto

First published in Irish as Rotha Mor an tSaol, this is his account of the fate dealt to him by 'the Wheel of Life'. From the age of nine he was hired out for six consecutive years from May to September at a hiring fee of 30 shillings. After emigration to Scotland and the drudgery of farmwork, he left for America and worked his way across the USA in steelmills and mines to Montana. He then took part in the Klondike gold-rush and vividly recounts the adventures of himself and his sourdough companions, their privations and hardships in the primitive harsh icy wastes of the Yukon. Home on holiday in 1901 he fell in love and stayed, using the money from the gold to buy some land and the house.

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Recensione:

The real magic of this book is in the narration itself. --Aerbooks

What a story and what a character! ... Riveting --Irish Edition

The style is simple, embellished by a soul of humor and wisdom. --The Desert Shamrock

L'autore:

Seán Ó hEochaidh took down this story from Mici MacGabhann when collecting for the Irish Folklore Commission in the 1940s. It was later edited for publication in Irish by Proinnsias Ó Conluain and published in 1958. This translation by Valentin Iremonger was first published in 1962 and has been unavailable for many years. .

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• Editore: Collins Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1903464358
• ISBN 13: 9781903464359
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 164