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Plot Summary of The Long Road from Tipperary
"Story follows Michael Keefe, an Irish Bounty Immigrant to New South Wales. It follows him and his family through 90 years of Australia's growth to Federation, the Union movement, political parties, World War One and the 1930 Depression."
Carol McNeill, Resident Scholar




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Review Analysis of The Long Road from Tipperary
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Plot
Political/social rights fight Yes
job/profession: - farmer/fisherman
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) - Irish
Gender/Class story? - immigrant story
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - farmer
Age: - long lived adults
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - Australian
How sensitive is this person? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Small town? Yes
Century: - 19th century

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel? - thoughtful
Commentary on society? Yes
Writer's slant towards subject: - neutral
Story of entire life, or part? - story of set of events during life
Pictures/Illustrations? - A lot 11-15 B&W
Is this an e-book? Yes
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
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