J. Michael (James Michael) McCarthy

Two Irish immigrants raise their family in the Western New York frontier in the 1840's and 1850's. In an area that is still a wild part of the United States, blacksmith Dennis and his wife Johanna do their best to guide their children through the challenges of living in a diverse neighborhood and still-fledgling nation to prepare them for their roles in adulthood. The struggles of the adults and adolescents are set against the backdrop of a nation...