Great Irish Heroes - Brossura

McMahon, Sean

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1781175799 ISBN 13: 9781781175798

Casa editrice: Mercier Pr Ltd, 2018

Riassunto

From Collins to Cu Chulainn and from Dev to Daniel O'Connell, this is a collection of short biographies of some of the most admirable Irishmen and women in history. The heroes range across time and offer an exceptional overview of Irish history, including well-known figures from the worlds of medicine, science, politics, the Arts and education, as well as some of the lesser-known but equally brave and heroic characters from our history. Designed to inform and entertain both the new reader and those familiar with Irish culture, it features: Michael Davitt, Constance Markievicz, Charles Stewart Parnell, Mary Aikenhead, Eamon de Valera, Patrick Pearse, Brian Boru, George Boole, James Gandon, Henry Joy McCracken, Patrick Sarsfield, Betsy Gray, St Brendan, Henry Grattan, Nano Nagle, Michael Collins, Douglas Hyde, Daniel O'Connell, James Connolly, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Jonathan Swift, Cu Chulainn, Liam Lynch and Theobald Wolfe Tone, among others.

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Recensione:

Great Irish Heroes shows us the qualities of character of men and women. --Frank West; Irish American News

L'autore:

Sean McMahon was born in Derry and educated at St Columb's College and Queens University Belfast. He later returned to the city of his birth to teach in St Columb's college. He has written and edited dozens of books in the areas of history, literary criticism and biography, including the bestselling 'A Short History of Ireland' and 'Rebel Ireland: from Easter Rising to Civil War'.

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• Editore: Mercier Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1781175799
• ISBN 13: 9781781175798
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256