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The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut: The Irish Who Died Building America's Most Dangerous Stretch of Railroad
The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut The Irish Who Died Building America's Most Dangerous Stretch of Railroad
Author: William E. Watson, J. Francis Watson, John H. Ahtes, Earl H. Schandelmeier III
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780275987275
ISBN-10: 0275987272
Publication Date: 7/30/2006
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Praeger
Book Type: Hardcover
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