Talented Miramichiers in the Gilded Age
Irish Miramichiers who Made a Difference at Home, New York, Leadville and Bathurst
by Thomas W Creaghan

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“The family which Samuel and Mary Ann (Daley) Adams raised at Miramichi, New Brunswick in the 19th. century was truly a remarkable one, as their great-grandson Tom Creaghan reveals in this work. ” — Willis D. Hamilton, author of the Dictionary of Miramichi Biography

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“Tom Creaghan has written a fine book that is more than a family history. It opens a window on an important period of our province’s economic history and its relations with the United States.” — Donald A. Savoie, Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Universitè de Moncton and author of several books. “I don’t know how any publisher could resist it. What a great read.” — Peter M. Flanigan, New York “The book is fascinating. Sam Adams an 1830’s Irish immigrant to Douglastown New Brunswick whose descendants significantly influenced not only the history of Miramichi and New Brunswick but also Canada and the United States. An enthralling book, I just couldn’t put it down.” — Cyril Donahue, Miramichi Representative of the New Brunswick Archives

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At the age of 16, Tom entered a pre-engineering course a ST. F. X. University in Nova Scotia and qualified for admission to engineering at McGill University in Montreal where he graduated. He then completed post-graduate studies at the London School of Economics in England and he later attended an MIT course on creative engineering under Buckminster Fuller. Tom credits Bucky Fuller with honing his thinking process and perceptions.

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