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02307aam a22003978i 4500 001 D8E8B9D2832C11EC91F9F9F449ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220201010123 008 210629s2022 meu 000 1 eng 010 $a 2021025292 020 $a 1432889176 020 $a 9781432889173 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1259297595 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d KAH $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-mx--- 050 00 $a PS3608.E7263 $b C48 2022 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23 100 1 $a Herbeck, Ray, $c Jr., $e author. 245 10 $a Changing flags : $b a novel of the battalion of St. Patrick / $c Ray Herbeck Jr. 250 $a First edition. 260 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Five Star, $c [2022] 263 $a 2201 300 $a 255 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a ""Changing Flags" is the true story of John Riley, a cocky Irish professional soldier who deserts the U.S. Army to fight for Mexico at first for money, then for something loftier in the Mexican War of 1846-48. With gritty action, romance, and humor, it brings to life his torturous journey of reformation and that of rowdy Irish and German fellow deserters who follow him in pursuit of a shared dream. Their epic tale begins in Michigan when Riley launches a plan to afford passage home to Ireland: He enlists intending to desert in Texas, where U.S. troops are being sent to end a border dispute with Mexico. A former British soldier, he anticipates becoming sergeant with higher pay. Denied promotion, he feels trapped across the Rio Grande from Matamoros. Then he is slipped a flyer offering cash, rank, and land to U.S. soldiers who join the Mexican army. That night, Riley crosses the moonlit river and gets caught in the relentless tide of history"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Riley, John, $d 1817- $v Fiction. 610 10 $a Mexico. $b BatalloÌn de San Patricio $b BatalloÌn de San Patricio $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Mexican War, 1846-1848 $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Biographical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Westerns. 941 $a 3 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220702010718.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220302010411.0 952 $l XBPE737 $d 20220205012152.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D8E8B9D2832C11EC91F9F9F449ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search