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Book Review of The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan

The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan
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Mairhe Mehan is a young Irish girl living in Washington, DC during the Civil War. Walt Whitman befriends and helps her when her beloved brother dies at Gettysburg and her father has a mental breakdown. This book and the second book, "Mary Mehan Awake" touched my heart.