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15%OFFJoe Good - Inside the GPO 1916: A First-Hand Account - 9781847177186 - 9781847177186
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Inside the GPO 1916: A First-Hand Account

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Description for Inside the GPO 1916: A First-Hand Account Paperback. A gripping personal account of the reolutionary years 1916 to 1921. This captivating journal is written with wry, down-to-earth humour and gives the reader a real insight into Ireland's fight for freedom, from the inside. Editor(s): Good, Maurice. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
A first-hand account of the 1916 Rising and its aftermath brings alive the historic events that ushered in the beginnings of an independent Irish state. A Londoner and a member of the Irish Volunteers, Joe Good guarded the approach across O'Connell Bridge as the rebels took the centre of Dublin. He joined the garrison in the GPO, and describes at first hand the events of insurrection: the confusion, the heroism, and the tragedy of Easter Week. After the Rising, Joe Good worked as an organiser ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781847177186
SKU
9781847177186
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99-1

Reviews for Inside the GPO 1916: A First-Hand Account
brilliant ... so much has been written about the Easter Rising, and subsequent War of Independence, that you'd imagine little more can be added to the tale at this stage. Joe Good's 1996 memoir, however - republished ahead of next year's centenary of the Rising - certainly does that, both in terms of factual detail and adding texture and colour ... Read more

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