Recalls the life of the Irish-American Fenian activist John Devoy, who was instrumental in both the Easter Rising of 1916 and the creation of the Irish Free State

Product Description: Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa died on June 29, 1915, in Staten Island, New York. On hearing of his death, Tom Clarke sent a transatlantic cable from Dublin to John Devoy in New York, with the simple message: "Send his body home at once...read more

Product Description: This previously unpublished autobiography follows J.F.X. O'Brien from his youth as the son of a merchant to treasurer of the Irish Parliamentary Party. O'Brien's experiences were varied and far-flung: he studied at seminary in Ireland, studied medicine in Paris, befriended painter James Whistler, served as a mercenary in Nicaragua, and fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War...read more

Product Description: ‘P. S. O'Hegarty (1879-1955)’ provides an informative and lively biography of the Irish nationalist P.S. O'Hegarty, a major historical figure in the modern separatist movement. At the same time the book explores important issues within nationalism and Irish history, such as what is meant by 'nation' and national identity, cultural and political tolerance, Republican Liberalism, and the nature (as well as the clash) of religion and state...read more

Martha Quest, a passionate and intelligent young British woman growing up on a farm in Africa, rebels against her snobbish parents as she determines to live her life to the fullest. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: Ramon has produces an impressive biography of a cranky organizational genius. . . Ramon makes sophisticated use of scattered details in correspondence, memoirs, police reports, and obscure newspapers to reconstruct Stephens' elusive activities in Ireland, Europe, and North America...read more

Product Description: This biography traces the life of Thomas W Sweeny who, born in Cork, came to America at the age of twelve with his mother. His life was one of war and adventure and also shows the way in which the Irish became prominently involved in events such as the Mexican War, the Indian wars, the settlement of California, the Civil War and ultimately in post-Civil War Fenian efforts toward the liberation of Ireland...read more

Product Description: This biography traces the life of Thomas W Sweeny who, born in Cork, came to America at the age of twelve with his mother. His life was one of war and adventure and also shows the way in which the Irish became prominently involved in events such as the Mexican War, the Indian wars, the settlement of California, the Civil War and ultimately in post-Civil War Fenian efforts toward the liberation of Ireland...read more

Product Description: ...the account has a captivating immediacy to it. Informed by its author's warm, energetic spirit, it is vivid, and often humorous."" --Irish Literary Supplement

Product Description: In this colorful, detailed account, nineteenth-century Irish patriot and revolutionary Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa describes his life's experiences, tracing his early boyhood growing up on his grandfather's farm in Renascreena, his thirteen-year imprisonment for his involvement in the Fenian movement, and finally his exile to America, where he continued his activities in support of Irish independence...read more

Product Description: Story of one of Ireland's most prominent patriots, who played a pivotal role in achieving Irish independence.