The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an

The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero

From the National Book Awardâ‚¬â€œwinning and best-selling author Timothy Egan comes the epic story of one of the most fascinating and colorful Irishman in nineteenth-century America. Â

The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man. A dashing young orator during the Great Famine of the 1840s, in which a million of his Irish countrymen died, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony. He escaped and six months later was heralded in the streets of New York â‚¬" the revolutionary hero, back from the dead, at the dawn of the great Irish immigration to America.Â
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Meagherâ‚¬s rebirth in America included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade from New York in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil War â‚¬" Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg. Twice shot from his horse while leading charges, left for dead in the Virginia mud, Meagherâ‚¬s dream was that Irish-American troops, seasoned by war, would return to Ireland and liberate their homeland from British rule.Â Â
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The hero's last chapter, as territorial governor of Montana, was a romantic quest for a true home in the far frontier. His death has long been a mystery to which Egan brings haunting, colorful new evidence.
Country USA
Brand HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780544272880
ReleaseDate 2016-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780544272880

Country	USA
Brand	HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer	Mariner Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780544272880
ReleaseDate	2016-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780544272880

The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero