Maggie Comes To America
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Maggie Comes To America
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Author : Barry Guinagh
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2009-06-18
Maggie Comes To America written by Barry Guinagh and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Chapter 1 The year was 1848 and the potato famine was driving the Irish to America. Uncle Eddie, who had a reputation for being a drunkard, arrived at his sister Peggys home ready to go to Boston on a ship leaving in two days. He wanted to take Peggys family. In Boston they would stay with their sister Catherine who ran a boarding house for men. Peggy had two girls in the family, Maggie and Fanny. Maggie, age fifteen, was older and stronger than Fanny who was eleven. Peggy told Eddie that she only had money for one to go, and she would tell him her decision when he arrived in the morning. Chapter 2 Uncle Eddie arrived as the sun was coming up. Peggy chose Maggie to travel to America and gave Maggie money for the trip. She took Maggie aside and warned her to be wary of her uncle. Peggy was suspicious, but the family was starving and she believed she had no other choice. At least one of them would survive. Maggie and Eddie headed off in their cart on the forty-mile trip to Limerick. On the trip Eddie admitted that he did not have enough money to travel, but said he would get the money he needed by selling his horse and cart when they arrived at the ship. When they reached the ship, Uncle Eddie sold the horse and cart, but for less than he had hoped. A man approached Eddie and offered to sell him tickets for two-thirds their face value. Eddie bought the tickets, but then saw the man selling tickets to another traveler and he realized he had bought worthless tickets. Chapter 3 Eddie told the other traveler that the tickets were worthless and the two men chased the con man, wrestled him down, and took their money plus some money they found in the con mans pockets. Eddie returned to Maggie and asked a sailor if they could stay overnight on the ship on which they were to sail on in the morning, but he was told no. They slept on the floor a boarding house. The next morning they boarded the ship, the Rebecca, and found their bunks, which were more like shelves. The Captain called the roll. Eddie and Maggie were disguised as father and daughter so that Maggie could get half fare. The following morning the ship moved down the Shannon River toward the Atlantic Ocean. As the sails filled, the Rebecca started to pitch and roll. Passengers were both homesick and seasick. During the voyage Maggie met two girls, twelve and thirteen, and the three became good friends. They spied on a young sailor, Roger, and Maggie even talked to him. Chapter 4 Maggie had her first menstrual period during the voyage. She received help from the mothers of her two friends who referred to her menstrual period as the curse. The two mothers got permission from the Captain to give Maggie a sponge bath on the dock. Maggie appreciated the help, but still did not understand what was happening. Chapter 5 The Rebecca ran into a storm. Soon the water was calf level on the passengers. The passengers were terrified. An elderly man had recently died and his body was bashing about in the storm. Sailors came below deck to operate a pump. One of the sailors that worked the pump was Roger. Maggie was excited to have another brief conversation with him. After six hours the storm subsided, the sails were up again, and the Rebecca began to make good time. Chapter 6 After 57 days the shore of America was visible. The ship was north of Boston, so it had to sail south for two days. As they disembarked Maggie said goodbye to Honor and Hanna, but did not have the nerve to say goodbye to Roger. All the passengers had physical exams and Maggie feared that if she failed the exam, she would have to return to Ireland. However both she and Eddie passed. Eddies sister, Catherine, was not there to meet them because their arrival time could not be predicted. They asked a policeman for directions. They followed the direction and u
A Gesture Life
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Author : Chang-rae Lee
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2000-10-01
A Gesture Life written by Chang-rae Lee and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10-01 with Fiction categories.
The second novel from the critically acclaimed New York Times–bestselling author Chang-rae Lee. His remarkable debut novel was called "rapturous" (The New York Times Book Review), "revelatory" (Vogue), and "wholly innovative" (Kirkus Reviews). It was the recipient of six major awards, including the prestigious Hemingway Foundation/PEN award. Now Chang-rae Lee has written a powerful and beautifully crafted second novel that leaves no doubt about the extraordinary depth and range of his talent. A Gesture Life is the story of a proper man, an upstanding citizen who has come to epitomize the decorous values of his New York suburban town. Courteous, honest, hardworking, and impenetrable, Franklin Hata, a Japanese man of Korean birth, is careful never to overstep his boundaries and to make his neighbors comfortable in his presence. Yet as his story unfolds, precipitated by the small events surrounding him, we see his life begin to unravel. Gradually we learn the mystery that has shaped the core of his being: his terrible, forbidden love for a young Korean Comfort Woman when he served as a medic in the Japanese army during World War II. In A Gesture Life, Chang-rae Lee leads us with dazzling control through a taut, suspenseful story about love, family, and community—and the secrets we harbor. As in Native Speaker, he writes of the ways outsiders conform in order to survive and the price they pay for doing so. It is a haunting, breathtaking display of talent by an acclaimed young author.
Maggie S American Dream
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Author : James P. Comer
language : en
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Release Date : 1988
Maggie S American Dream written by James P. Comer and has been published by Dutton Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This inspiring black family success story centers on an exceptional woman, Maggie Comer, whose American dream brought her from abject poverty in the rural South to become the mother of five outstanding achievers. Told first through Maggie's own words, then through those of her son James - an award-winning child psychiatrist and brilliant educator - Maggie's American Dream is an unforgettable chronicle of courage and resourcefulness, of pride and achievement, of daring to dream despite the odds. Book jacket.
Our Black Year
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Author : Maggie Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-02-14
Our Black Year written by Maggie Anderson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-14 with Business & Economics categories.
Maggie and John Anderson were successful African American professionals raising two daughters in a tony suburb of Chicago. But they felt uneasy over their good fortune. Most African Americans live in economically starved neighborhoods. Black wealth is about one tenth of white wealth, and black businesses lag behind businesses of all other racial groups in every measure of success. One problem is that black consumers -- unlike consumers of other ethnicities -- choose not to support black-owned businesses. At the same time, most of the businesses in their communities are owned by outsiders. On January 1, 2009 the Andersons embarked on a year-long public pledge to "buy black." They thought that by taking a stand, the black community would be mobilized to exert its economic might. They thought that by exposing the issues, Americans of all races would see that economically empowering black neighborhoods benefits society as a whole. Instead, blacks refused to support their own, and others condemned their experiment. Drawing on economic research and social history as well as her personal story, Maggie Anderson shows why the black economy continues to suffer and issues a call to action to all of us to do our part to reverse this trend.
The Meaning Of Maggie Sneak Preview
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Author : Megan Jean Sovern
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2014-03-18
The Meaning Of Maggie Sneak Preview written by Megan Jean Sovern and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-18 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A free sneak preview of The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern. Download now and enjoy this extended excerpt before the book goes on sale on May 6, 2014. As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is. Author Megan Jean Sovern, herself the daughter of a dad with multiple sclerosis, writes with the funny grace and assured prose of a new literary star. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The Adventures Of Maggie Mcgonagle
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Author : Maureen Fay Morris
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2009-02-16
The Adventures Of Maggie Mcgonagle written by Maureen Fay Morris and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As a very young girl, I spent many wonderful hours with my grandmother. She would have the kettle on in the afternoon when I came home from school. We would not only share tea, but Grandmother would read my tea leaves and tell me of all the wonderful things that I would experience as I grew up. My Grandmother loved to tell stories about the old country. I loved nothing better than listening to her stories. I have told many of her stories to my own children and my grandchildren. They have loved them as I did when I was a child.
Call It Sleep
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Author : Henry Roth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-06
Call It Sleep written by Henry Roth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06 with categories.
When Henry Roth published his debut novel Call It Sleep in 1934, it was greeted with considerable critical acclaim though, in those troubled times, lackluster sales. Only with its paperback publication thirty years later did this novel receive the recognition it deserves-- --and still enjoys. Having sold-to-date millions of copies worldwide," Call It Sleep" is the magnificent story of David Schearl, the " dangerously imaginative" child coming of age in the slums of New York.
The Story Of Orqui And Starr
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Author : Maggie Garcia-Schubert
language : en
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Release Date : 2023-02-05
The Story Of Orqui And Starr written by Maggie Garcia-Schubert and has been published by Archway Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-05 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
This is the true story of a little girl who was born just before a revolution that upended not only her country, but her life and that of many others. It takes the title characters from an idyllic life to one of sacrifice and separation from their parents. Eventually reunited with her family, The Story of Orqui and Starr recounts the hardships and fears that were a part of Orqui’s childhood and how she came to the United States and made it home.
Hello Maggie
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Author : Shigeru Yabu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Hello Maggie written by Shigeru Yabu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Concentration camps categories.
The author tells about his and his family's experiences as Japanese American internees at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming from 1942 to the end of World War II. During that time, he made friends with a magpie whom he named Maggie.
Good Bones
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Author : Maggie Smith
language : en
Publisher: Tupelo Press
Release Date : 2020-07-15
Good Bones written by Maggie Smith and has been published by Tupelo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-15 with Poetry categories.
Featuring “Good Bones”—called “Official Poem of 2016” by the BBC/Public Radio International. Maggie Smith writes out of the experience of motherhood, inspired by watching her own children read the world like a book they've just opened, knowing nothing of the characters or plot. These are poems that stare down darkness while cultivating and sustaining possibility, poems that have a sense of moral gravitas, personal urgency, and the ability to address a larger world. Maggie Smith's previous books are The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison (Tupelo, 2015), Lamp of the Body (Red Hen, 2005), and three prize-winning chapbooks: Disasterology (Dream Horse, 2016), The List of Dangers (Kent State, 2010), and Nesting Dolls (Pudding House, 2005). Her poem “Good Bones” has gone viral—tweeted and translated across the world, featured on the TV drama Madam Secretary, and called the “Official Poem of 2016” by the BBC/Public Radio International, earning news coverage in the New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, the Guardian, and beyond. Maggie Smith was named the 2016 Ohio Poet of the Year. “Smith's voice is clear and unmistakable as she unravels the universe, pulls at a loose thread and lets the whole thing tumble around us, sometimes beautiful, sometimes achingly hard. Truthful, tender, and unafraid of the dark....”—Ada Limón “As if lost in the soft, bewitching world of fairy tale, Maggie Smith conceives and brings forth this metaphysical Baedeker, a guidebook for mother and child to lead each other into a hopeful present. Smith's poems affirm the virtues of humanity: compassion, empathy, and the ability to comfort one another when darkness falls. 'There is a light,' she tells us, 'and the light is good.'”—D. A. Powell “Good Bones is an extraordinary book. Maggie Smith demonstrates what happens when an abundance of heart and intelligence meets the hands of a master craftsperson, reminding us again that the world, for a true poet, is blessedly inexhaustible.”—Erin Belieu