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John M. Hearne, Rory T. Cornish (Editors) : THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER: The Making of an Irish American

Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 2006

ISBN 0716528126

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CG2 - A first British edition hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by John M. Hearne on the title page and also SIGNED and inscribed by John M. Hearne to previous owner on the half-title page in good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, vertical crease/fold on the front flap, scattered scratches, rubbing and scuffing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, previous owner's name and date written on the front free endpaper, scattered brackets and some underlining and marking, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Roy Foster, The Irish Abroad Series, General Editor: Ruan O'Donnell. 9.5"x6.5", 254 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Romantic Young Irelander, republican revolutionary, political exile and father of the Irish tricolour, Thomas Francis Meagher became a citizen of the United States and a leading ethnic spokesman in his adopted republic. The first commanding general of the famed Irish Brigade during the American Civil War and post-war de-facto governor of Montana Territory until his mysterious death in 1867, Meagher's career remains as controversial today as it was during his own lifetime. One of the finest republican orators of his day, Meagher has recently been honoured by a new heroic statue in the city of his birth, Waterford, Ireland. In this new academic study scholars from three continents fully chronicle the various aspects of Meagher's often colourful and mercurial career. In tracing his ancestral origins from the sixteenth century Irish midlands to his present day descendants in California, this original study vividly portrays the Irish, Australian and American influences on Meagher's career, a career marked by frustrated hope and unfilled ambition. If something of a glorious failure, Meagher helped shape the destiny of his adopted republic and changed forever the perception on the Irish in the New World. This collection is an important addition to nineteenth-century trans-atlantic community studies and Irish studies generally.. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

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