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The immortal Irishman, the Irish revolutionary who became an American hero, Timothy Egan

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The immortal Irishman, the Irish revolutionary who became an American hero, Timothy Egan

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eng

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biographyhistory

Main title

The immortal Irishman

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Timothy Egan

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Brilliance Audio on compact disc

Sub title

the Irish revolutionary who became an American hero

Summary

Places the improbable life of Great Famine orator and revolutionary hero Thomas Francis Meagher against a backdrop of Irish-American history, detailing his leadership during Irish uprisings, service with the Irish Brigade and achievements as the territorial governor of Montana

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Last Day, July 1, 1867 -- Part I: To Be Irish in Ireland -- 1. Under the Bootheel -- 2. The Becoming -- 3. Poetry in Action -- 4. Pitchfork Paddies -- 5. The Meanest Beggar in the World -- Part II: To Be Irish in the Penal Colony -- 6. Island of the Damned -- 7. The Traitor of Tasmania -- 8. Flight -- Part III: To Be Irish in America -- 9. Home and Away -- 10. Identity -- 11. The Fever -- 12. War -- 13. First Blood -- 14. The Call, the Fall -- 15. Summer of Slaughter -- 16. Reasons to Live and Die -- 17. The Green and the Blues -- 18. A Brigade No More -- 19. A Second Banishment -- 20. New Ireland -- 21. The Remains of a Life -- 22. River Without End -- 23. Inquest for Ireland

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