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Across the Saltwater Bridge
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Across the Saltwater Bridge
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Art Hamill
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ISBN:1-59526-103-6
336 pages
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6" x 9"
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Across the Saltwater Bridge,
set in County Antrim, Ireland during the first half of the
19th century, relates the life and times of a working-class,
Protestant family striving to succeed in a rapidly growing
Belfast. James Hamill, a successful cabinetmaker, woodcarver,
and artist, and his family are respected merchant-class
Presbyterians living in Belfast during the period this small
market town grew to become the industrial center of Ireland.
The story opens with the aftermath of the Battle of Antrim
during the United Irishmen uprising of 1798 and continues
until the time of the disastrous potato famine. Although the
story of the Hamills of Antrim is fiction, its genesis is a
skeleton of fond memories, fleshed out by genealogical
research and finally dressed in the clothing of history.
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About the Author
Art
Hamill is of Irish descent. His paternal ancestors came to
America from Antrim, Ireland, by way of PEI, Canada. A
long-standing interest in discovering his Irish heritage
blossomed after he retired. Finding and cataloging his
Hamill ancestors proved insufficient to satisfy his desire
to really “know” his ancestors, so he began to develop
historical context, surrounding his ancestors with places,
events, and circumstances. This merging of genealogy and
history led to his desire to tell and share his Hamill
story. He published A Place Called Tranquility in
2002. Across the Saltwater Bridge is the second in a
planned series about his Hamills of Antrim.
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