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The Easter Rising: A Guide to Dublin in 1916
Conor Kostick
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Description for The Easter Rising: A Guide to Dublin in 1916
paperback. Defying all the odds 1600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white halftones, 1 biography, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
A vivid and entertaining guide to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. Defying all the odds 1600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. The battle raged for six days and resulted in the destruction of many parts of Dublin city. The bloody executions of the leaders by the British after the Rising awakened a generation to the cause of Irish freedom. Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin. Hear the sounds, smell the gunpowser and meet the ... Read more
A vivid and entertaining guide to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. Defying all the odds 1600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. The battle raged for six days and resulted in the destruction of many parts of Dublin city. The bloody executions of the leaders by the British after the Rising awakened a generation to the cause of Irish freedom. Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin. Hear the sounds, smell the gunpowser and meet the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780862786380
SKU
9780862786380
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Conor Kostick
Conor Kostick is a writer and historian living in Dublin. As a novelist he was awarded the Farmleigh writer's residency for the summer of 2010 and a place on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 and 2013. At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave him the Special Merit Award ‘in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for ... Read more
Reviews for The Easter Rising: A Guide to Dublin in 1916
'A short popular-style history of the event
indeed a remarkably thorough one, in which we discovered events we had forgotten or not known, and found photographs that were new to us too
but the arrangement by location rather than time means that the devout pilgrim or visitor is encouraged and helped to view the places of significance.'
... Read more
indeed a remarkably thorough one, in which we discovered events we had forgotten or not known, and found photographs that were new to us too
but the arrangement by location rather than time means that the devout pilgrim or visitor is encouraged and helped to view the places of significance.'
... Read more