Vectors East: One Man's Course and the Forces That Drove Him

Immigration is a basic reality in the history of the United States of America. With every wave of newcomers the palate of this country has been enhanced with variety, energy, and challenge. The Irish are but one strain of this mix. Especially in the middle of the nineteenth century the unique flavors of both Ulster and Southern families entered these shores. Some, however, did not come directly from the Olde Sod. This story is of one of them whose journey from Londonderry to Trenton, New Jersey, came by way of Australia. He was not the first, nor last, of those who are carelessly labeled as illegal aliens.