Big Fellow, Long Fellow by T Ryle Dwyer
The only comparative biography of Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins and as such has established itself as a standard work."This is the only comparative biography of Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins, and as such has established itself as a standard workIt is now re-issued in pocket paperback format for the first time. As fairly and as dispassionately as possible, Dwyer explores the stark differences in the background and personalities of his two subjects; the abandoned, probably illegitimate and essentially loveless childhood of de Valera sharply counterpoints the warm close environment into which Collins was born ...Dwyer's assessment of the two
characters is fair."
"This is an excellent book and goes far to giving a rounder picture of the relationship between the two men than some earlier works. In particular, Collins emerges as a pretty good schemer himself, being a brilliant networker through his control of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, his contacts in the police and civil bureaucracies in both Britain and Ireland and through his connections in the world of shipping and communications ...one thing that comes out of Dwyer's
analysis very starkly is de Valera's fantastic self-confidence or self-righteousness, depending on one's point of view ...a well-written, competent and fair-minded book.
T. Ryle Dwyer is a prolific historian, journalist and author. He writes regularly for many papers, including the Irish Examiner.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780717140848 |
| ISBN 10 | 0717140849 |
| Title | Big Fellow, Long Fellow |
| Author | T Ryle Dwyer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gill |
| Year published | 2006-09-12 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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