Meagher’s rebirth included his leading the newly formed Irish Brigade in many of the fiercest battles of the Civil War. But two years later he was “back from the dead” and in New York, instantly the most famous Irishman in America. A dashing young orator during the Great Hunger of the 1840s, Thomas Francis Meagher led a failed uprising against British rule, for which he was banished to a Tasmanian prison colony for life. In this exciting and illuminating work, National Book Award winner Timothy Egan delivers a story, both rollicking and haunting, of one of the most famous Irish Americans of all time. This is masterly work.” - New York Times Book Review and he has a journalist’s eye for the telltale detail. You will not read a historical thriller like this all year. "An old-fashioned tale of tall talk, high ideals,and irresistible appeal.
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