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Description for 100 Irish Lives
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413. Missing dustwrapper. Ex librus with usual markings, else a good clean copy
From saints and scholars to warriors and patriots to writers, artists, statesmen and simply "characters," this entertaining and highly informative collection of short profiles provides not only an account of some remarkable Irish individuals but an illuminating journey through the fertile territory of Irish history. The lives recounted here include the familiaróJames Joyce, St. Patrick and Eamon de Valeraóto those which are less familiaróGrace O'Malley, the pirate queen; John O'Donovan, the Gaelic scholar; Buck Whaley, rake and gambler extraordinary; and Sir Horace Plunkett, pioneer of agricultural cooperation. The volume also includes maps and notes indicating places of interest connected with ... Read more
From saints and scholars to warriors and patriots to writers, artists, statesmen and simply "characters," this entertaining and highly informative collection of short profiles provides not only an account of some remarkable Irish individuals but an illuminating journey through the fertile territory of Irish history. The lives recounted here include the familiaróJames Joyce, St. Patrick and Eamon de Valeraóto those which are less familiaróGrace O'Malley, the pirate queen; John O'Donovan, the Gaelic scholar; Buck Whaley, rake and gambler extraordinary; and Sir Horace Plunkett, pioneer of agricultural cooperation. The volume also includes maps and notes indicating places of interest connected with ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Books-Imports, Div of Rowman & Littlefield Pubs., Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780389203643
SKU
KCG0004396
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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