Vectors East

About the Book

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.

About the Author

C. K. Little was educated at General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) and Columbia Theological Seminary. His interest in research and writing was directed toward the tasks associated with teaching and preaching in churches of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Kansas. Upon retiring in Tennessee he redirected this interest toward genealogy. This led him to tell this story about his wife’s great-grandfather. Previously he wrote “Fabrics of Freedom,” a story about his patriot ancestor, published by Xlibris in 2007. He is a member of the Clan Little Society of North America, Clan Barclay, and the John Sevier Chapter of the Tennessee Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He is married to the former June Blanche McCusker. They have four children and three grandchildren.