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James Francis Smith's Blog – February 2016 Archive (3)
Irish in the American Revolution
Mary Thorpe
Thank you for the comment on my blog. I recently purchased "That's the Way it Was." Wish I had it when I wrote, "The last of the Fenians."
Most Irish-Americans know of Washington crossing the Delaware. Few, however, know of how he got to the Pennsylvania side in the first place. Four Irishmen, Moylan, Barry, Colvin & McConkey saved his army from annihilation.
Were you aware that Irish born James Smith signed the Declaration of Independence?
James…
ContinueAdded by James Francis Smith on February 28, 2016 at 5:34pm — 1 Comment
The Final-Word on Kennedy's Assassination
I’d like to take a moment and explain my absence from contributing to “The Wild Geese.” I caught the bug. In my upcoming novel, “The Final-Word,” covering Kennedy’s assassination, I’m bringing SH over from England to resolve the century’s most intently studied, but as yet, unsolved murder. The world’s most famous detective would likely describe his task as assembling an extensive jigsaw puzzle. A puzzle missing many of the pieces — some by intent, others by sloppy…
ContinueAdded by James Francis Smith on February 20, 2016 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
Is Irish Pride on the Wane?
In the 2010 census over 38 million acknowledged their Irish ancestry. Recently IrishCentral.com pegged the number at 36 million.
I believe the decline occurred because Irish-Americans in general don't understand what our…
ContinueAdded by James Francis Smith on February 19, 2016 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment
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