DEIRDRE SINNOTT

"The Third Mrs. Galway" Chronicles the Anti-Slavery Movement in Upstate New York in Riveting Detail

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The novel is the culmination of twelve years of research by first-time author Deirdre Sinnott, a native of Utica where the novel is set.

Key Points: 
  • The novel is the culmination of twelve years of research by first-time author Deirdre Sinnott, a native of Utica where the novel is set.
  • Set in 1835, the novel traces pivotal true events including the anti-abolition riot that sought to thwart the founding of the New York State Anti-Slavery Society.
  • Deirdre Sinnott, a native of Utica, NY and a lifelong civil rights activist, has dedicated her life to fighting institutionalized racism.
  • Sinnott has been a historical consultant for the National Parks Service's survey of Oneida County New York's Underground Railroad sites.