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Memoirs of Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher: comprising the leading events of his career chronologically arranged, with selections from his speeches, lectu

Memoirs of Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher: comprising the leading events of his career chronologically arranged, with selections from his speeches, lectu

Cavanagh, Michael

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Biographies GeneralFiction AnthologiesGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 935370149X
ISBN13: 9789353701499
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 15 2019
Pages: 550
Weight: 1.76
Height: 1.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Rebel, orator, exile, general: Thomas Francis Meagher lived at the crossroads of revolution and republic. His life refused quiet endings. From the Young Ireland movement and the 1848 Irish uprising to the battlefields of the American Civil War, his story binds Ireland and the United States in one dramatic arc. In Michael Cavanagh's complete historical biography, Meagher's career is laid out chronologically, then deepened through collected speeches and writings, lectures, and personal reminiscences that keep his voice in the foreground. Readers meet the organiser of Union Army Irish soldiers, the commander associated with Irish Brigade memoirs, and the public figure who later served as Montana territorial governor. The result is a civil war general biography with unusual range: politics, propaganda, military command, and the hard work of identity in nineteenth century America. For American Civil War historians and students of Irish American studies, the blend of narrative and primary material offers a rich window onto wartime morale, immigrant politics, and the making of an Irish nationalist leader in the public square. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a strong addition to any library of classic biographies. Ideal for readers drawn to political drama and battlefield leadership, and for classic-literature collectors who value a nineteenth-century voice at the heart of Irish-American history, and a compelling record of transatlantic ideals still in motion.

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