The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
Timothy Egan, read by Gerard Doyle. Brilliance Audio, , unabridged, 11 CDs, 14.5 hrs., $29.99 ISBN 978-1-4805-6274-5
Gerard Doyle does a grand job presenting Egan’s dizzying tableau of the life of his restless subject, Irish revolutionary Thomas Francis Meagher (1823–1867). Meagher was condemned to death by the British but then exiled to Tasmania. He then escaped to America, where he lived in New York City and became active in Irish-American politics. He was later appointed general of the Union army’s Irish Brigade. With an appealing Irish lilt to his voice, Doyle narrates Egan’s book with a clear, easy delivery that draws the listener in chapter after chapter as Meagher’s remarkable story plays out against history’s backdrop. A Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hardcover. (Mar.)
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Reviewed on: 04/25/2016
Genre: Audio
Compact Disc - 978-1-4805-6279-0
Hardcover - 384 pages - 978-0-544-27288-0
MP3 CD - 978-1-4805-6280-6
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Open Ebook - 384 pages - 978-0-544-27247-7
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