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Pat Ryan has left his bright homeland and is ready for a better future in America after losing his land (rent is too expensive), money, and trying to sustain crops in the Potato Famine of 1879 (and failing). Pat has heard that the Homestead Act of 1869 can provide land for immigrants trying to make their way in America. He brings what remains of his money, his two pairs of clothes, and some packets of seed for farming.
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A four month journey across the Pacific Ocean on one of the only boats that travels from Ireland to America.
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Pat Ryan has finally made it to America after a four month boat ride with squalorous conditions. These included rat infestations on the boat, overcrowding, rotting rations, and overall grime of the boat. Dispite these conditions however, Pat has now arrived in America and is ready conquer his dreams.
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Pat is forced to go through a processing center. "Buttonhooks" are used to pull up his eyes in a particularly painful way. Other than that process, though, going the processing center is quick and easy.
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Pat makes friends with a wealthy buisnessman and gets an invitation for a job as a factory foreman. Pat quickly accepts the offer.
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Pat gets confused for a wanted man! Police attempt an arrest, but Pat throws a lucky punch and gets away.
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A shady man asks Pat if he knows the time. The instant Pat's eyes look up to see the town clock, the man and a companion of his attack from the shadows. They steal all of Pat's money and valuables.
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Pat has saved enough money to move West. He rides a train filled with Americans and other immigrants.
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Pat gets a horse from an old horse merchant on his last horse. The horse is seven years old, but still quick.
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The Homesteading Race begins. In order to gain his land, Pat has to find a plot of land and stake his claim. Pat is surrounded by carts on all sides, but his horse can outrun them.
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The land Pat has worked so hard to get to is finally here! He claims the land, which is by a small lake, and plans to plant squash, potatoes, and carrots.
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