Shadows on the St. Johns

von Don Vitalle

270 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

From the starving mud of Ireland to the blood-soaked battlefields of the American Civil War, Shadows on the St. Johns is a sweeping historical epic of survival, brotherhood, and the birth of a transatlantic empire.1845, County Tyrone. When the Great Hunger descends upon Ireland, turning the potato fields to black rot, the O'Keeffe family is violently fractured. To escape starvation, the brothers are scattered to the winds. Pádraig, the fierce and protective eldest, carries his brilliant younger brother Seamus across the ocean to the brutal slums of New York's Five Points. Meanwhile, Seán, desperate to find aid, is swept away to the sweltering levees of New Orleans.Over the next fifteen years, the brothers claw their way out of poverty. Pádraig becomes a respected titan of the docks, Seamus ascends to the heights of a powerful shipping firm as a master accountant, and Seán builds a life on the Mississippi River. But just as they begin to find their footing, the American Civil War erupts, forcing them into opposing uniforms.When fate miraculously brings Pádraig and Seán face-to-face in the chaotic crossfire of Bull Run, they realize their bond is stronger than any nation's borders. Emerging from the ashes of the war-scarred but unbroken-the brothers reunite in Florida. Together, they build a lucrative shipping empire on the wild, untamed waters of the St. Johns River, finally securing the wealth to bring their parents to America.But the war for the O'Keeffe family isn't over.A desperate, coded message arrives from across the Atlantic. Fergal, the younger brother left behind in Ireland, has joined the Fenian rebellion against the ruthless British Constabulary. Refusing a ticket to safety, Fergal asks his brothers for the one thing that can break the Crown: the surplus Springfield rifles of the American war.Risking the gallows for international treason, the O'Keeffe brothers transform their legitimate freight company into a rebel syndicate. Smuggling "American iron" in the hollowed-out trunks of Florida live oak, they ignite a rebellion that catches the attention of both Dublin Castle and the Pinkerton Detective Agency.As the net closes in, the brothers must launch a brilliant, multi-front war to save their blood. From political blackmail in the velvet-lined dining rooms of Washington, D.C., to a veteran-led invasion of Canada, to the freezing, sniper-covered mountains of Kerry, the O'Keeffes will stop at nothing to protect their own.Rich with historical detail, gripping action, and unforgettable characters, Shadows on the St. Johns is a testament to the fact that you cannot kill a myth-and you can never break a family forged in fire.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798189911859
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published