Paul Hemenway Altrocchi: 2 books
Fraught with Hazard
The Heroic Saga of Shipwrecked Armada Survivors in Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
Riddled with cannonball holes from their stunning defeat by the English Navy after trying to invade Queen Elizabeths Protestant realm in 1588 to restore Catholicism, the Spanish Armada sailed north around the Orkneys and Hebrides in their attempt to return home. The worst storms in fifty years, however,...
Venom and Laughter
A Colleen Copes with Anti-Irish Prejudice
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
The mid-1800s were years of unrest, foment, and violent ethnic and racial prejudice. Outwardly peaceful Connecticut towns were no exception.
Irish immigrants were castigated as a lowly race. They faced hateful venom with courage and laughter, becoming significant contributors to American culture.
The...