Irish Rebel: John Devoy & America’s Fight for Ireland’s Freedom, New Revised Edition
About this ebook
This new revised edition of the acclaimed biography of this overlooked architect of the Irish independence movement is also the story of Ireland, and of Irish-America, from the Famine to Freedom, examining the extraordinary cloak-and-dagger planning of the Easter Rising and the critical role of America in its outcome.
“The Devoy story, in Terry Golway’s hands, combines wide scholarship and adventure: it reads like a novel. Get a comfortable chair when you read this book: you won’t be able to put it down.”
– Frank McCourt
“Terry Golway tells the story of this exceptional man with affection and deft narrative sense…this book will charm and enlighten readers.”
– Thomas Keneally
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About the author
Terry Golway is an American journalist who has worked for the New York Observer, the editorial board of the New York Times, and currently at Politico New York. He holds a Ph.D. in US History from Rutgers University and is a frequent guest on American radio and television. He is the author of over a dozen books.
