1798 by Thomas Pakenham

1798 by Thomas Pakenham

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Summary

The Irish rebellion of 1798 was the most violent and tragic event in Irish history between the Jacobite wars and the Great Famine of the 1840s. Using contemporary resources and illustrated sources, this book provides an account of the unfolding drama of that fateful year.

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1798 by Thomas Pakenham

The definitive account of the rebellion of 1798 - a great Irish tragedy - reissued for the 200th anniversary with a new preface and epilogue.
Thomas Pakenham is the author of the critically acclaimed THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA which won the W.H. Smith Award and the Alan Paton Award. He is also the author of THE BOER WAR, THE MOUNTAINS OF RASSELAS and THE YEAR OF LIBERTY. He lives in County Westmeath, Ireland and is chairman of the Irish Tree Society. He plants trees both for profit and ornament.
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ISBN 13 9780297819554
ISBN 10 0297819550
Title 1798
Author Thomas Pakenham
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 1997-10-13
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.