Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke

An Irish Immigrant Story

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense
Cover of the book Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke by Ellen B. Alden, Ellen Alden
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ellen B. Alden ISBN: 9781937985950
Publisher: Ellen Alden Publication: April 15, 2016
Imprint: Ellen Alden Language: English
Author: Ellen B. Alden
ISBN: 9781937985950
Publisher: Ellen Alden
Publication: April 15, 2016
Imprint: Ellen Alden
Language: English

Irish immigrant Florence Burke has lived in Massachusetts for more than a decade but he's still a tenant farmer and his family lives in near-poverty. He came to America for a better life, but finds his adoptive country less than hospitable. Florence recognizes that owning land is the path to prosperity, but the bank won’t grant him a loan and he’s running out of options. 

An opportunity arises that could make his dreams come true, but it involves great personal risk to both himself and his family. He recalls the gamble he took when he fled the Potato Famine in Ireland, and wonders if he could make a gamble on his life one more time?  Will his wife and children understand his decision to join the war?

***Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke ***is based on nineteen original letters from my great, great grandfather to his wife and children. It is a story of one Irish immigrant in a million struggling to make it in America at a time when the nation is divided. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Irish immigrant Florence Burke has lived in Massachusetts for more than a decade but he's still a tenant farmer and his family lives in near-poverty. He came to America for a better life, but finds his adoptive country less than hospitable. Florence recognizes that owning land is the path to prosperity, but the bank won’t grant him a loan and he’s running out of options. 

An opportunity arises that could make his dreams come true, but it involves great personal risk to both himself and his family. He recalls the gamble he took when he fled the Potato Famine in Ireland, and wonders if he could make a gamble on his life one more time?  Will his wife and children understand his decision to join the war?

***Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke ***is based on nineteen original letters from my great, great grandfather to his wife and children. It is a story of one Irish immigrant in a million struggling to make it in America at a time when the nation is divided. 

More books from Action Suspense

Cover of the book Now It's For Always by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Sherlock Holmes- The Dreaming Man by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Die großen Western 264 by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Talons of the Gods by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book ROBERT ORANGE BEING A CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF ROBERT ORANGE, M.P. AND A SEQUEL TO THE SCHOOL FOR SAINTS by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book James Willard Schultz Collection by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Stoner by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Kingsman: Secret Service Omnibus (Collection) by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book DARK TRADER by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Delphi Classics) by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Flamme au vent by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Unwitting Enemy by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Find Skuld! by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book The City of Brass by Ellen B. Alden
Cover of the book Charlotte's Fear by Ellen B. Alden
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy