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18%OFFT. Ryle Dwyer - Big Fellow, Long Fellow - 9780717140848 - V9780717140848
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Big Fellow, Long Fellow

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Description for Big Fellow, Long Fellow Paperback.

Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera were the two most charismatic leaders of the Irish revolution. This joint biography looks first at their very different upbringings and early careers.

Both fought in the 1916 Easter Rising, although it is almost certain they did not meet during that tumultuous week. Their first encounter came when Collins had been released from jail after the rising but de Valera was still inside. Collins was one of those who wanted to run a Sinn Féin candidate in the Longford by-election of 1917. De Valera and other leaders opposed ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717140848
SKU
V9780717140848
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
Ref
99-10

About T. Ryle Dwyer
T. Ryle Dwyer is a prolific historian, journalist and author. He writes regularly for many papers, including the Irish Examiner.

Reviews for Big Fellow, Long Fellow
"This is the only comparative biography of Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins, and as such has established itself as a standard work. It is now re-issued in pocket paperback format for the first time. As fairly and as dispassionately as possible, Dwyer explores the stark differences in the background and personalities of his two subjects; the abandoned, probably illegitimate ... Read more

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