A Shamrock in the Snow
The Story of a Canadian Hero Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1996
- Category
- Historical
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780921692744
- Publish Date
- Jan 1996
- List Price
- $13.95
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Description
A Shamrock in the Snow is the story of the Canadian Hero D'Arcy McGee. Darcy McGee was born in Ireland in 1825. In 1847, he married Mary McCaffrey. Soon after, McGee became a wanted man and escaped to America. There he founded a newspaper, The New Nation, and became its editor. Later he moved to Canada, was involved in its politics, and in 1867 he became a Father of Confederation. It was said that Sir John A. MacDonald of Ontario and Sir George Etienne Cartier of Quebec were the architects of Canada. D'Arcy McGee was its prophet.
About the author
Michael Leo Donovan is a professional scriptwriter. A graduate of the University of Southern California, he is Communications Professor at Concordia University in Montreal.
