Ireland : the Union and its aftermath / Oliver MacDonagh.
By: MacDonagh, Oliver
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BookPublisher: London : Allen and Unwin, 1977Edition: Revised and enlarged ed.Description: 176 p ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0049410040; 0049410059 .Subject(s): Ireland -- History -- 19th century | Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 941.5
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 941.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00027147 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Joshua Slocum spent a lifetime at sea.He ran away fromhis Nova Scotia home at the age of fourteen and for thenext thirty-five years he sailed the world holding everyshipboard rank. When a ship under his command was wreckedon the coast of Brazil in 1887, it seemed that hismaritime career had ended in disgrace.Not one forretiring to earthly pastures, Slocum rebuilt a hundred-year-old sloop and set off for Boston in 1895 on thefirst single-handed circumnavigation of the globe. Formore than 3 years Slocum battled stormy seas, attacksfrom raiders and pirates, and of course loneliness. Hecrossed the Atlantic no fewer than three times, spentweeks thrashing against the elements around Cape Horn,and found shelter in numerous exotic harbours. SailingAlone around the World is the extraordinary story of oneman's courage and resourcefulness, and has an enduringand universal appeal as a landmark of world adventure.
Bibliography: p.167-171. - Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. vii)
- Preface to the 1977 edition (p. xix)
- 1 The Union (p. 1)
- 2 The Siamese Twins (p. 26)
- 3 Disaffection (p. 51)
- 4 The New Nationalism (p. 76)
- 5 The New State (p. 114)
- 6 The New Economy (p. 143)
- 7 Old Lamps for New (p. 165)
- Notes and References (p. 196)
- Further Reading (p. 197)
- Index (p. 204)