The McNabbs: Surviving America

America's 19th century is fraught with danger, especially for the poor. Will Tommy and Mary McNabb survive the physical and emotional perils they face? Their lives of hard labor for little pay are interrupted when Tommy goes off to the Civil War and returns a changed man. Left alone with young children, will Mary discover her strengths or fall victim to poverty?
These impoverished Irish Americans confront discrimination for their culture and religion while they take joy in their heritage.
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