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The Killing of Major Denis Mahon: A Mystery of Old Ireland
Peter Duffy
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Description for The Killing of Major Denis Mahon: A Mystery of Old Ireland
Paperback. The author of "The Bielski Brothers" offers this gripping true story of a controversial murder that casts new light on the Great Irish Famine, the greatest social disaster to strike 19th-century Europe. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
At the height of the Irish Famine, now considered the greatest social disaster to strike nineteenth-century Europe, Anglo-Irish landlord Major Denis Mahon was assassinated as he drove his carriage through his property in County Roscommon. Mahon had already removed 3,000 of his 12,000 starving tenants by offering some passage to America aboard disease-ridden coffin ships, giving others a pound or two to leave peaceably, and sending the sheriff to evict the rest. His murder sparked a sensation and drove many of the world's most powerful leaders, from the queen of England to the pope, to debate its meaning. ... Read more
At the height of the Irish Famine, now considered the greatest social disaster to strike nineteenth-century Europe, Anglo-Irish landlord Major Denis Mahon was assassinated as he drove his carriage through his property in County Roscommon. Mahon had already removed 3,000 of his 12,000 starving tenants by offering some passage to America aboard disease-ridden coffin ships, giving others a pound or two to leave peaceably, and sending the sheriff to evict the rest. His murder sparked a sensation and drove many of the world's most powerful leaders, from the queen of England to the pope, to debate its meaning. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperPerennial New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780060840518
SKU
V9780060840518
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About Peter Duffy
Peter Duffy is the author of The Bielski Brothers. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
Reviews for The Killing of Major Denis Mahon: A Mystery of Old Ireland
A splendid example of the new writing of Irish history.
Pete Hamill, author of A Drinking Life A brilliant examination of an immense tragedy.
Terry Golway, co-author of The Irish in America A masterfully crafted exploration of how events in far off places can echo down the generations.
Thomas Kelly, author of ... Read more
Pete Hamill, author of A Drinking Life A brilliant examination of an immense tragedy.
Terry Golway, co-author of The Irish in America A masterfully crafted exploration of how events in far off places can echo down the generations.
Thomas Kelly, author of ... Read more