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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0544272889
ISBN-13
9780544272880
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215944714
Product Key Features
Book Title
Immortal Irishman : the Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Revolutionary, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, General, Military
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-037256
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"Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written....What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America....Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." -- Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived -- powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." -- Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid; as storytelling, it's captivating . . . An impressive biography." -- Publishers Weekly "Meagher lived life full-tilt, with old-fashioned honor as well as courage and dash, so inspiring Egan that the prose flashes and flares . . . " -- Booklist, starred review "Just in time for St. Paddy's Day comes this sensational bio."-- AARP The Magazine "Thomas Meagher's is an irresistible story, irresistibly retold by the virtuosic Timothy Egan . . . The author tells Meagher's exhilarating story with an Irishman's flair for the tragic, poetic and dramatic . . . A gripping, novelistic page-turner.... Imperfect but irresistible, Meagher has long deserved a revival and reappraisal. For sure, he has a rousing one now." -- The Wall Street Journal "Stirring and magnificent . . . Egan combines deep reporting with masterful storytelling to chronicle this bigger-than-life figure." -- Dallas Morning News "Exhilarating . . . a rollicking, historical adventure story . . . You may not have heard the name Meagher, but after reading Egan's excellent biography, you'll never forget it." -- San Antonio Express News "An old-fashioned tale of tall talk, high ideals, and irresistible appeal . . .You will not read a historical thriller like this all year... [Egan] is a master storyteller." -- The Boston Globe, "Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written....What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America....Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." -- Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived -- powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." -- Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid; as storytelling, it's captivating . . . An impressive biography." -- Publishers Weekly "Meagher lived life full-tilt, with old-fashioned honor as well as courage and dash, so inspiring Egan that the prose flashes and flares . . . " -- Booklist, starred review "Just in time for St. Paddy's Day comes this sensational bio."-- AARP The Magazine "Thomas Meagher's is an irresistible story, irresistibly retold by the virtuosic Timothy Egan . . . The author tells Meagher's exhilarating story with an Irishman's flair for the tragic, poetic and dramatic . . . A gripping, novelistic page-turner.... Imperfect but irresistible, Meagher has long deserved a revival and reappraisal. For sure, he has a rousing one now." -- The Wall Street Journal "Stirring and magnificent . . . Egan combines deep reporting with masterful storytelling to chronicle this bigger-than-life figure." -- Dallas Morning News "Exhilarating . . . a rollicking, historical adventure story . . . You may not have heard the name Meagher, but after reading Egan's excellent biography, you'll never forget it." -- San Antonio Express News "An old-fashioned tale of tall talk, high ideals, and irresistible appeal . . .You will not read a historical thriller like this all year... [Egan] is a master storyteller." -- The Boston Globe "Egan has a gift for sweeping narrative . . . and he has a journalist's eye for the telltale detail . . . This is masterly work." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written....What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America....Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." -- Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived -- powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." -- Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid; as storytelling, it's captivating . . . An impressive biography." -- Publishers Weekly "Meagher lived life full-tilt, with old-fashioned honor as well as courage and dash, so inspiring Egan that the prose flashes and flares . . . " -- Booklist, starred review "Just in time for St. Paddy's Day comes this sensational bio."-- AARP The Magazine "Thomas Meagher's is an irresistible story, irresistibly retold by the virtuosic Timothy Egan . . . The author tells Meagher's exhilarating story with an Irishman's flair for the tragic, poetic and dramatic . . . A gripping, novelistic page-turner.... Imperfect but irresistible, Meagher has long deserved a revival and reappraisal. For sure, he has a rousing one now." -- The Wall Street Journal "Stirring and magnificent . . . Egan combines deep reporting with masterful storytelling to chronicle this bigger-than-life figure." -- Dallas Morning News "Exhilarating . . . a rollicking, historical adventure story . . . You may not have heard the name Meagher, but after reading Egan's excellent biography, you'll never forget it." -- San Antonio Express News "An old-fashioned tale of tall talk, high ideals, and irresistible appeal . . .You will not read a historical thriller like this all year... [Egan] is a master storyteller." -- The Boston Globe "Egan has a gift for sweeping narrative . . . and he has a journalist's eye for the telltale detail . . . This is masterly work." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written....What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America....Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." -- Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived -- powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." -- Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid; as storytelling, it's captivating . . . An impressive biography." -- Publishers Weekly, "Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written....What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America....Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." -- Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived -- powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." -- Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid; as storytelling, it's captivating . . . An impressive biography." -- Publishers Weekly "Meagher lived life full-tilt, with old-fashioned honor as well as courage and dash, so inspiring Egan that the prose flashes and flares . . . " -- Booklist, starred review "Just in time for St. Paddy's Day comes this sensational bio." -- AARP The Magazine "Thomas Meagher's is an irresistible story, irresistibly retold by the virtuosic Timothy Egan . . . The author tells Meagher's exhilarating story with an Irishman's flair for the tragic, poetic and dramatic . . . A gripping, novelistic page-turner.... Imperfect but irresistible, Meagher has long deserved a revival and reappraisal. For sure, he has a rousing one now." -- The Wall Street Journal "Stirring and magnificent . . . Egan combines deep reporting with masterful storytelling to chronicle this bigger-than-life figure." -- Dallas Morning News "An old-fashioned tale of tall talk, high ideals, and irresistible appeal . . .You will not read a historical thriller like this all year... [Egan] is a master storyteller." -- The Boston Globe, "Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written....What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America....Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." -- Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived -- powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." -- Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid; as storytelling, it's captivating . . . An impressive biography." -- Publishers Weekly "Meagher lived life full-tilt, with old-fashioned honor as well as courage and dash, so inspiring Egan that the prose flashes and flares . . . " -- Booklist, starred review "Just in time for St. Paddy's Day comes this sensational bio." -- AARP The Magazine, "Edward Curtis's hauntingly beautiful photographs have graced gallery walls and coffee tables for generations-and his work remains essential to our conception of the American West. Now, in this extraordinary biography, Tim Egan has deftly captured the man behind the images, revealing a great American adventurer who lived at the fragile, fertile intersection of history, anthropology, and art." -Hampton Sides, author of Blood and ThunderPraise for BIG BURN: TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE FIRE THAT SAVED AMERICA"[Egan] has already proved himself to be a masterly collector of memorable stories. His new book, The Big Burn, continues in the same tradition What makes The Big Burn particularly impressive is Egan's skill as an equal-opportunity storyteller. By this I mean that he recounts the stories of men and women completely unknown to most of us with the same fervor he uses to report the stories of historic figures Even as we mark the centennial of this great fire, wildfires in the West continue to burn. It makes this book-which is a masterwork in every sense-worthy of a very careful reading." -Christian Science Monitor "Few writers have the Pulitzer Prize-winning Egan's gift for transforming history lessons into the stuff of riveting page-turners Don't miss thisone. Grade: A." -Entertainment WeeklyPraise and Awards for THE WORST HARD TIME: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED THE GREAT AMERICAN DUST BOWL"Searing history Egan offers dramatic descriptions of the storms that vividly recreate their apocalyptic fury. He really excels, however, in capturing the human suffering they inflicted [A] sobering, heart-wrenching book" -Washington Post Book World"Egan has gone beyond statistics to reach the heart of this tragedy. The Worst Hard Time provides a sobering, gripping account of a disaster whose wounds are still not fully healed today." -Boston Globe"As one who as a young reporter survived and reported on the great dust bowl disaster, I recommend this book as a dramatic, exciting and accurate account of that incredible and deadly phenomenon. This is can't put it down history." -Walter Cronkite, "Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written....What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America....Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." -- Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived -- powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." -- Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid; as storytelling, it's captivating . . . An impressive biography." -- Publishers Weekly "Meagher lived life full-tilt, with old-fashioned honor as well as courage and dash, so inspiring Egan that the prose flashes and flares . . . " -- Booklist, starred review "Just in time for St. Paddy's Day comes this sensational bio." -- AARP The Magazine "Thomas Meagher's is an irresistible story, irresistibly retold by the virtuosic Timothy Egan . . . The author tells Meagher's exhilarating story with an Irishman's flair for the tragic, poetic and dramatic . . . A gripping, novelistic page-turner.... Imperfect but irresistible, Meagher has long deserved a revival and reappraisal. For sure, he has a rousing one now." -- The Wall Street Journal
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
355.0092 B
Synopsis
From the National Book Award-winning and best-selling author Timothy Egan comes the epic story of one of the most fascinating and colorful Irishman in nineteenth-century America. The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man. A dashing young orator during the Great Famine of the 1840s, in which a million of his Irish countrymen died, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony. He escaped and six months later was heralded in the streets of New York -- the revolutionary hero, back from the dead, at the dawn of the great Irish immigration to America. Meagher's rebirth in America included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade from New York in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil War -- Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg. Twice shot from his horse while leading charges, left for dead in the Virginia mud, Meagher's dream was that Irish-American troops, seasoned by war, would return to Ireland and liberate their homeland from British rule. The hero's last chapter, as territorial governor of Montana, was a romantic quest for a true home in the far frontier. His death has long been a mystery to which Egan brings haunting, colorful new evidence., A National Book Award-winning author illuminates the dawn of the great Irish American story, with all its twists and triumphs, through the life of the heroic Thomas Francis Meagher
LC Classification Number
E467.1.M4E34 2016
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