The Black Thorn

The Black Thorn
Author :
Publisher : Independently Published
Total Pages : 464
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1790479878
ISBN-13 : 9781790479870
Rating : 4/5 (870 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Black Thorn by : John Desmond

Download or read book The Black Thorn written by John Desmond and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of evictions in Balinmore, Ireland is on the rise. Eamonn McDonagh feels that he must resist the English landlord who is responsible for the misery inflicted on the Irish people in his town, so he forms a secret society known as "The Black Thorn." He warns his oppressor that violence will erupt if he continues with the evictions, which he does, starting with the eviction of Eamonn's sister. Watching all the violence that ensues is McDonagh's ten year old son, Joseph, who is caught between the gentle example of his local priest and the violent actions of his father. So begins the story of "The Black Thorn." It is a tale that starts in Ireland in 1846 at the start of the potato blight. It takes Joseph McDonagh through the An Gorta Mor (The Great Hunger) and eventually, by way of one of the many "Coffin Ships," to America and into its vicious Civil War. It ends in the Schuylkill coal region of Pennsylvania in 1867 where Joseph is arrested and put on trial for the murder of a brutal mine boss, --- a murder that he didn't commit.


The Black Thorn Related Books

The Black Thorn
Language: en
Pages: 464
Authors: John Desmond
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-12-19 - Publisher: Independently Published

GET EBOOK

The number of evictions in Balinmore, Ireland is on the rise. Eamonn McDonagh feels that he must resist the English landlord who is responsible for the misery i
The Blackthorn Key
Language: en
Pages: 384
Authors: Kevin Sands
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

GET EBOOK

In 1665 London, fourteen-year-old Christopher Rowe, apprentice to an apothecary, and his best friend, Tom, try to uncover the truth behind a mysterious cult, fo
The Dark Thorn
Language: en
Pages: 496
Authors: Shawn Speakman
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-12 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Black Thorns
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Rina Kent
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-09-02 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

A bet turned into a nightmare.She broke my heart.Broke me.Broke us.Only one thing could mend the gaping wound she left behind.Her.Naomi.All mine for the taking.
The Assassin's Curse
Language: en
Pages: 544
Authors: Kevin Sands
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-05 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

GET EBOOK

Wherever Christopher Rowe goes, adventure--and murder--follows. Even a chance to meet King Charles ends in a brush with an assassin. In this third heart-poundin