| Michael Collins: The Man Who Made Ireland: The Man Who Made Ireland Contributor(s): Coogan, Tim Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312295111 ISBN-13: 9780312295110 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: When the Irish nationalist Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he observed to Lord Birkenhead that he may have signed his own death warrant. In August 1922 that prophecy came true when Collins was ambushed, shot and killed by a compatriot, but his vision and legacy lived on. Tim Pat Coogan's biography presents the life of a man whose idealistic vigor and determination were matched by his political realism and organizational abilities. This is the classic biography of the man who created modern Ireland. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Revolutionary |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002282940 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6" W x 9" (1.75 lbs) 524 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the Irish nationalist Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he observed to Lord Birkenhead that he may have signed his own death warrant. In August 1922 that prophecy came true when Collins was ambushed, shot and killed by a compatriot, but his vision and legacy lived on. Tim Pat Coogan's biography presents the life of a man whose idealistic vigor and determination were matched by his political realism and organizational abilities. This is the classic biography of the man who created modern Ireland. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coogan, Tim Pat: - Tim Pat Coogan is Ireland's best-known historical writer. His 1990 biography of Michael Collins rekindled widespread interest in the revolutionary era. He is also the author of The IRA, Long Fellow, Long Shadow, Wherever Green is Worn, and The Famine Plot. |