De Valera by David Mccullagh

De Valera by David Mccullagh

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From the host of RTÉ's Primetime and author of The Reluctant Taoiseach, the widely acclaimed biography of John A. Costello, Rise 1882-1932 is the first volume of a major two-part reassessment of the man who shaped modern Ireland.

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De Valera by David Mccullagh

The first volume of a major two-part reassessment of the man who shaped modern Ireland. Eamon de Valera is the most single most consequential Irish figure of the twentieth century. While de Valera the statesman, the rebel, the visionary, has passed over into a sort of myth, de Valera the man remains an elusive, almost opaque presence. Precious little is known of his background, his motivations - the roots, in short, of his ferocious devotion to a very particular brand of Irish nationalism. Here, McCullagh considers the man behind the colossal achievements, and sketches a ground-breaking portrait of de Valera, his times and his complex, ever-shifting legacy.

David McCullagh is the author of The Reluctant Taoiseach, a biography of John A. Costello, and A Makeshift Majority, a history of the first inter-party government. He began working as a journalist with the Evening Press before joining RTÉ, where he currently presents the broadcaster's flagship current affairs programme, Primetime.

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ISBN 13 9780717155866
ISBN 10 0717155862
Title De Valera
Author David Mccullagh
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Gill
Year published 2017-10-13
Number of pages 544
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