Ambitions: Volume II

by Frank Baillargeon

Book Overview

How does an impoverished and illiterate Irish Catholic immigrant rise from abject poverty and discrimination in mid-19th Century America to become America's boxing champion, a millionaire gambling entrepreneur, a twice-elected member of the United States Congress, and a twice-elected member of the New York State Senate?

The accomplishments of John Morrissey (1831-1878) are well-documented. What's missing is how? Certainly, luck, timing, resolve,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C9S8STC5
• ISBN13: 9798986604039
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Fjbaillargeon
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"