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Revolutionary Woman: My Fight for Ireland's Freedom: An Autobiography, 1878-1972
Kathleen Clarke
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Description for Revolutionary Woman: My Fight for Ireland's Freedom: An Autobiography, 1878-1972
Paperback. 8vo. North of Ireland.
A UNIQUE, ABSORBING, FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF AN ACTIVIST DURING THE MOST EXCITING PERIOD IN IRISH HISTORY Kathleen Clarke was a political activist and wife of Tom Clarke, first signatory of the Easter 1916 Proclamation. She was entrusted with all the plans and decisions of the Irish Republican Brotherhood prior to the Rising and in its aftermath lost both her husband and her only brother, Ned Daly, who were executed. Her story is one of incredible personal courage and commitment and an authentic account of the turbulent times and the famous people who shaped the future of Ireland. ... Read more
A UNIQUE, ABSORBING, FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF AN ACTIVIST DURING THE MOST EXCITING PERIOD IN IRISH HISTORY Kathleen Clarke was a political activist and wife of Tom Clarke, first signatory of the Easter 1916 Proclamation. She was entrusted with all the plans and decisions of the Irish Republican Brotherhood prior to the Rising and in its aftermath lost both her husband and her only brother, Ned Daly, who were executed. Her story is one of incredible personal courage and commitment and an authentic account of the turbulent times and the famous people who shaped the future of Ireland. ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780862782948
SKU
KEX0293093
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99-1
About Kathleen Clarke
Kathleen Clarke was a political activist and wife of Tom Clarke, the first signatory of the Easter 1916 Proclamation. She knew and worked with many of the major figures in modern Irish history, like Eamon De Valera, Michael Collins, Padraig Pearse and James Connolly. Helen Litton is the author of six illustrated history books, and of two volumes in The ... Read more
Reviews for Revolutionary Woman: My Fight for Ireland's Freedom: An Autobiography, 1878-1972
'This autobiography, edited with great skill by Helen Litton, is particularly valuable as it casts a fresh perspective on key figures and moments in the struggle for independence.'
The Irish Catholic 'Clarke doesn't disappoint. What comes across is the heroic idealism of these people.'
The Sunday Tribune
The Sunday Tribune
The Irish Catholic 'Clarke doesn't disappoint. What comes across is the heroic idealism of these people.'
The Sunday Tribune
The Sunday Tribune