Mathew Hayden: A Man with a Fast Horse

By: Susan Snyder Lee

A desperate young man left Ireland amid the potato famine to become an indentured servant. He fulfilled his obligation as a servant in New York and joined the military to receive his citizenship. The five years he spent in the Army as a Dragoon during the Indian Wars were hazardous in the blistering heat of the summers and freezing ice storms of winter. The United States was going through rapid changes of a growing nation as thousands of people pushed their way across the country during Manifest Destiny. He worked his way to the Pacific Northwest on the Oregon Trail as a teamster and guard. Mathew Hayden earned a reputation as a trustworthy and respected citizen leaving a town, streets, and a lake named for him. He left us with the reputation of what a person with dreams and hard work can achieve as an American,

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1090434529
• ISBN13: 9781090434524
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"