Hope

by Mary Ryan

Book Overview

In 1869, Tom Walsh and his young sister are forced to emigrate from Ireland to America. Tom vows to make his fortune before ever returning to his homeland. He sets his sights on Colorado---and gold. Eventually, after much struggle and suffering, Tom strikes one of the biggest lodes of gold in American mining history. His mine produces $5,000 of gold bullion a day, and thirty years after emigrating, Tom is one of the world's richest men. A friend of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312309708
• ISBN13: 9780312309701
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Good Book

I really enjoyed this book and the plot was interesting enough to keep me engaged throughout the whole reading. The characters are put together well and are by no means saintly. The characters really seem like they could have possibly existed. Mary Ryan is a great author and her writing style is very detailed. I gave this book 4 stars simply because I read another book by Mary Ryan titled "Song For the Tide" that I liked a bit better. Otherwise, a good summer read.

Enjoyable Read!

Love the book. Have connections to both Washington, D. C. and Clonmel, Co. Tipperary in Ireland. Knew the story and like the author's treatment of the Walsh Family's life trials.