The Harp and the Hand: Exploring Irish Roots - Paperback

by Teva J. Scheer (Author)

The Harp and the Hand uses two fictitious families, one in the north and one in the south, to present an easy-to-read summary of Irish history, from the Celtic period to the end of the Nineteenth Century-the period when so many of our ancestors left their native Ireland for new homes in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Exploring their daily lives through the century-their houses, work, marriages and families, and finally, their journeys to their new homes.

Author Biography

Teva Scheer earned a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in 2000. The Harp and the Hand is her third book of historical non-fiction. The first, Governor Lady, is the biography of the first woman elected a state governor. Governor Lady was nominated for best biography in 2001 by the Colorado Book Awards (Colorado Endowment for the Humanities). The second, Our Daily Bread, was written for the thousands of genealogists with German ancestors, who want to learn more about how their ancestors lived. Teva and her husband live outside Victoria, British Columbia, where she writes, teaches, and gardens.