Andersons Survive the Civil Wartakes

the reader on a fascinating journey of one Irish family's relocation

from New York to New Orleans right as the Civil War was about to

erupt. The Anderson family survived not only the long wagon ride

south, but also the tense years of conflict that saw Union soldiers

take over the city of New Orleans in hostile fashion. The book,

thankfully, does not stop there. You will go up and down the

Mississippi River ona riverboat with Michael Anderson, "The

World's Greatest Magician," as he performs nightlyin the

trade his parents taught him. You will also follow the paths of Mr.

and Mrs. Anderson and all of their children as theyspread

across the country and make a good living in the careers they choose,

or have chosen for them. You will also see how love can persist

overmany years andthousands of miles, against all odds.