Michael Davitt, born in Ireland in 1846 at the height of the "Great Hunger", overcame many hardships, became an international figure and one of Ireland's most beloved patriots.
From the streets of Brooklyn and the horse trails of Saratoga Springs, Lew tells of the life he led as an Italian-American, becoming more aware of how his ethnic group with its values of family and hard work, made him into the successful man he became.
