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The Road To McCarthy
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Plot Summary of The Road To McCarthy
"Pete McCarthy tries to trace the history of the McCarthy clan by visiting McCarthy's all over the world. From the areas of Iteland where mass emigration took place in the 18 and 1900's, McCarthy visits New York, Alaska, Morocco and other areas where Irish people and McCarthy's in particluar have settled."
Alex Wolstenholme, Resident Scholar



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Kind Of History
Time of history: - 19th century
History of a people? Yes
Nationality? - Irish

Subjects of this Historical Account
Religion? (if plays a major part) - Catholics!
Ethnicity (if plays a major part) - European/White
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Sympathetic

Main Adversary
Nationality? - British
Ethnicity? (if plays big part) - White/European
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Neutral

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Alaska
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
Africa Yes
Part of Africa: - Arabic Africa
If applicable, liberal/conservative? - Historian is moderately liberal

Style
How much gore? - 1 ()
How fast-paced is the book? - 2 ()
Book makes you feel... - encouraged
How much focus on stories of individuals? - Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - puns - eccentric personalities - satire
Minor characters feature lots of: - criminals
How much emphasis on small details? - 7 ()
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