The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut
The Irish Who Died Building America's Most Dangerous Stretch of Railroad
In 1832, 57 Irish Catholic workers were brought to the United States to lay one of the most difficult miles of American railway, Duffy's Cut of the Pennsylvania Railroad. These men were chosen because, in the eyes of the railroad company that hired them, they were expendable. Deaths were common during the building of the railway but this stretch was worse than most. When cholera swept the camp basic medical attention and community support was denied to them. In the end all 57 men--the entire work crew--died and were buried in a mass unmarked grave. Their families in Ireland were never notified about what happened to them. The company did its…
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Weitere Autoren: Watson, J. Francis / Ahtes, John H.
- ISBN: 978-0-275-98727-5
- EAN: 9780275987275
- Produktnummer: 2463447
- Verlag: Praeger Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Masse: H24.0 cm x B16.1 cm x D1.7 cm 531 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 531
Über den Autor
WILLIAM E. WATSON is Associate Professor and Chair of History at Immaculata College in Pennsylvania. J. FRANCIS WATSON has a Ph.D. in historical theology. His articles on religious history have appeared in various journals. JOHN H. AHTES is Assistant Professor of History at Immaculata College. He has published in Irish Review. EARL H. SCHANDELMEIER is a research assistant at the Immaculata College History department.
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