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The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan
The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan
Author: Jennifer Armstrong
In a rich tapestry of dreams, legend, and the pivotal events of the American Civil War, this haunting novel portrays a family of Irish immigrants fighting to find its identity in the New World while a nation struggles to be born anew out of the carnage of war.  In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it "a finely wrought h...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780679885573
ISBN-10: 0679885579
Publication Date: 8/26/1997
Pages: 118
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Mairhe Mehan is a young Irish girl living in Washington, DC during the Civil War. Walt Whitman befriends and helps her when her beloved brother dies at Gettysburg and her father has a mental breakdown. This book and the second book, "Mary Mehan Awake" touched my heart.


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