{"product_id":"irish-gandy-dancer-a-tale-of-building-the-transcontinental-railroad-paperback","title":"Irish Gandy Dancer: A tale of building the Transcontinental Railroad - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan Michael Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn McGlinchey, a young Irish transplant from County Donegal finds little opportunity in South Philadelphia during Reconstruction era America. His war time savings nearly depleted, he is determined to find work and joins hundreds of his countrymen in one of the greatest engineering quests of the time, building the Trans-Continental Railroad. McGlinchey provides a first person narrative of the events he encounters that overturn many of his contemporary views of race and religion while at the same time providing an unvarnished view of people great and small that shaped this grand endeavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan M. Collins has collected a wide array of tales regarding the great public works of the late nineteenth century. Fusing the experiences of his travels throughout the Western United States, training as a teacher and experience as a journalist, Collins leads the reader through a first person narrative of young Irish lads moving westward in a search for adventure and better life. Collins is a writing teacher and holds advanced degrees in education and public administration. He makes his home in Southeastern Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 10 x 7.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52789730378035,"sku":"9781452826318","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/S0V3K3NTejNaUG5sRlhzeFNPMmRjUT09.webp?v=1764756089","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/irish-gandy-dancer-a-tale-of-building-the-transcontinental-railroad-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}