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War of the Irish Kings

War of the Irish Kings Paperback book - 2002

by David Willis McCullough

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Three Rivers Press, 2002. Paperback Book. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. This is a soft cover Trade Paperback Irish History book in Near Fine condition. c2002. First Paperback Edition. This book was Very lightly read ! This book is flat and square with a very bright and very clean cover. Nice smooth spine. The edges are all very good. The pages are tight, bright & unmarked, no names. No highlighting. Very little shelf wear. No Black Remainder Marks. Heavy book ! 348 pages. #14395-124
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  • Title War of the Irish Kings
  • Author David Willis McCullough
  • Binding Paperback Book
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Three Rivers Press, NY
  • Date 2002
  • Features Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 014395
  • ISBN 9780609809075 / 0609809075
  • Weight 1.54 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.04 x 7.04 x 1.06 in (25.50 x 17.88 x 2.69 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Cultural Region: Ireland
  • Dewey Decimal Code 941.5

From the publisher

David Willis McCullough’s most recent book is a historical anthology, Chronicles of the Barbarians: Firsthand Accounts of Pillage and Conquest from the Ancient World to the Fall of Constantinople. He is also the author of Brooklyn . . . And How It Got That Way, an informal social history, and the mystery novels Think on Death and Point No-Point. He lives with his wife, Frances, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

First line

AS MONKS IN THE MONASTERIES of medieval Ireland complied their yearly records of what was happening (or what was said to be happening) in their land, they were also collecting ingenious stories about the past, a long and complex catalog of tales about gods and goddesses, wars and warriors.

From the jacket flap

For the first thousand years of its history, Ireland was shaped by its wars. Beginning with the legends of ancient battles and warriors, Wars of the Irish Kings moves through a time when history and storytelling were equally prized, into the age when history was as much propaganda as fact. This remarkable book tells of tribal battles, foreign invasions, Viking raids, family feuds, wars between rival Irish kingdoms, and wars of rebellion against the English. While the battles formed the legends of the land, it was the people fighting the battles--Cuchulain, Finn MacCool, Brian Boru, Robert the Bruce, Elizabeth I, and Hugh O'Donnell--who shaped the destiny and identity of the Irish nation.
This is the real story of how Ireland came to be, told through eyewitness accounts from a thousand years of struggle, brought together for the first time in one volume. It's a surprisingly immediate and stunning portrait of an all-but-forgotten time that forged the Ireland of today.

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“A fascinating mixture of mythology and actual historical events. . . . Lovers of Irish and medieval literature will relish this book.”—Booklist

About the author

David Willis McCullough's most recent book is a historical anthology, Chronicles of the Barbarians: Firsthand Accounts of Pillage and Conquest from the Ancient World to the Fall of Constantinople. He is also the author of Brooklyn . . . And How It Got That Way, an informal social history, and the mystery novels Think on Death and Point No-Point. He lives with his wife, Frances, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.