Devin+M's+Book+Review



The Kelly’s – An Irish-American Story
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//“The Kelly’s – An Irish-American Story” //, by my cousin Katie Kelly, begins on the rolling plains of Nebraska, then you will be exploring the near extinction the buffalo, reliving traveling in a covered wagon down muddy roads across half of the USA, and getting a feeling for what actually happened during and between both world wars. For me this book is “Paradise Lost, Paradise Found”. From my Great-Great-Grandfather roaming The Great Plains of Nebraska to my Grandmother’s experiences as a child, it is a treasure lost and now a treasure found. I love this book it literally “Etch-a-Sketch’s” an image in your head as you read. It is in fact, “An Irish-American Story”.

There is a complete history of the USA and how we got where we are today, it’s a long history. Composed of violence, justice, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, this book is the story of a family during the mess that made America. That family is the Kelly’s, my family. This book allows people to see where the pride of being an American comes from. It rewrites the unwritten history of the USA and its people.

The //“Kelly’s”// allows me to meet people who lived long before my time. It catches the essence of who people really were, with direct quotes and highly detailed actions. This book is not a “historical fiction” nor’ a “historical faction”, there is no genre that this book fits in, it is one in a genre all its own. Only 3 word can describe this book, epic, historical, and American.

//“The Kelly’s An Irish-American Story” //by my cousin Katie Kelly, is a wonderful book; it is artistic, and real. It takes you back in time; it puts vivid images in your head, and allows you to see why there is pride in being an American and why it is such an achievement. The only way to figure out what kind of book this is will be to read it. This is the story of The Kelly’s, a family, my family, an Irish-American family.