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Michael Charles Carolan

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Winner, Crossroads Irish-American Festival Prize, San Francisco

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Breaking Point: The Search for a Postwar Grandfather
The Massachusetts Review

Notable, The Best American Essays 2008

The war after: How my great-great grandfather deserted the Union army and earned an honorable discharge

History Reporting, New England Newspapers and Press Association, Boston

 

How My Great Great Grandfather Killed Me at Gettysburg

How My Ancestor Killed Me 150 Years Ago at Gettysburg

 

An Irish Passenger, An American Family and Their Time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On The Radio

Hear me read my essay “Breaking Point” on its 10th anniversary as a “Notable Essay of 2008” in the Best American Essays collection. It originally appeared in the Autumn 2008 issue of The Massachusetts Review.

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“Melds personal, familial and national history to create a memorable expression of American experience.” – Hillary Flynn, director, Crossroads Irish-American Festival
“A truly dazzling portrait of a 19th century shipping firm.” -The Intense Inane, Blogspot.com
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