The Story of the Irish Race; A Popular History of Ireland (New Revised Edition)
by Seumas MacManus
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517064081
- ISBN 13
- 9780517064085
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Old Greenwich, CT: The Devin-Adair Company, 1990 The Devin-Adair Company, Old Greenwich, CT. 1990. Hardcover. Stated 42nd Printing. New Revised Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; surface scratch on front cover near title; bumping to top of rear cover. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 737 pp 8vo. The author presents the whole saga of the Irish from the earliest times to our own. He gives not only facts and dates and names but a real sense of the mind and temperament of a people, their ways of life, ideals, and an understanding account of their culture. An indispensable book for anyone who wants to understand the Irish people- their political struggle, their magnificent literature, and their whole great contribution to Western Civilization. A clean pristine copy.
Synopsis
The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland by Seumas MacManus was written to be a light history for the American public during the Irish Civil War. MacManus weaves a romantic view of the whole saga of the Irish from the time of Firbolg and the occupation by the Milesians through the various invasions; history, culture, religion, laws, arts, ties, folklore, trade, literature, heroes Fein, Easter Uprising, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003826
- Title
- The Story of the Irish Race; A Popular History of Ireland (New Revised Edition)
- Author
- Seumas MacManus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517064081
- ISBN 13
- 9780517064085
- Publisher
- The Devin-Adair Company
- Place of Publication
- Old Greenwich, CT
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Irish People, Irish History, Ireland, Irish Civilization, Western Civilization, St. Patrick, Finn McCool, Cuchullain, Wolfe Tone, William of Orange, Irish Culture,
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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