The story of the Irish race : a popular history of Ireland / by Seumas MacManus, assisted by several Irish scholars
by MacManus, Seumas (1869-1960)
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- ISBN 10
- 0517064081
- ISBN 13
- 9780517064085
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About This Item
New York : Devin-Adair/Wing Books, 1990. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth-backed board copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiii, 737p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Ireland -- History.
Synopsis
The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland by Seumas MacManus was written to be a light history for the American public during the Irish Civil War. MacManus weaves a romantic view of the whole saga of the Irish from the time of Firbolg and the occupation by the Milesians through the various invasions; history, culture, religion, laws, arts, ties, folklore, trade, literature, heroes Fein, Easter Uprising, etc.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- The story of the Irish race : a popular history of Ireland / by Seumas MacManus, assisted by several Irish scholars
- Author
- MacManus, Seumas (1869-1960)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517064081
- ISBN 13
- 9780517064085
- Publisher
- New York : Devin-Adair/Wing Books
- Place of Publication
- Old Greenwich, Ct
- Date Published
- 1990
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