In the early part of the 20th century millions of Irish citizens made their way to America in one of the greatest ethnic migrations in recorded history. Some came to escape poverty and hardship, others to avoid religious persecution and the violence that accompanied it. If pressed, most would express their reasons through use of a phrase common to that day and many others- "TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE." Jack Nolan came for guns. In doing so he set in motion a series of events that would shatter one family and bring ...
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In the early part of the 20th century millions of Irish citizens made their way to America in one of the greatest ethnic migrations in recorded history. Some came to escape poverty and hardship, others to avoid religious persecution and the violence that accompanied it. If pressed, most would express their reasons through use of a phrase common to that day and many others- "TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE." Jack Nolan came for guns. In doing so he set in motion a series of events that would shatter one family and bring another to the very heights of power. The Green Bloods is a multi-generational saga that follows the fortunes and the failings of the Nolan's and the O'Leary's from the year 1914 to present day, set against the historical events that shaped twentieth century Ireland and Irish-Americans. As a new country struggles to emerge from centuries of oppression, old friendships are tested and ultimately destroyed. Love is found and lost. Greed, corruption, drugs and violence define lives and darken even the purest of souls. And at the center of it all stand two boyhood friends, now separated by an ocean. Each ruthlessly committed to building an empire, each just as bent on destroying the other. The Green Bloods
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Add this copy of The Green Bloods III to cart. $36.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2021 by Catherine Fitzpatrick Villari.
