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1 online resource (256 pages) |
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Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
“Erskine Childers, one of the unsung heroes of Ireland’s struggle for independence, was born in England, spent his boyhood in Ireland, then went to Cambridge University. He fought for England in the Boer War and as an aviator in World War I, publishing his widely praised novel The Riddle of the Sands in 1903. He became involved in Irish politics in 1908 as an advocate of home rule, smuggled guns to Irish liberationists, and in 1919 joined Sinn Fein, the extreme wing of the freedom fighters. His martyrdom is stirringly related by Wilkinson.” —Publishers Weekly. |
| System Details |
System requirements: Adobe Digital editions. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
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Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Revolutionaries -- Ireland -- Biography.
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Ireland -- History -- 1910-1921.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Wilkinson, Burke, 1913- . Zeal of the convert / Sag Harbor, N.Y. : Second Chance Press, c1985. 0933256531 : (DLC)84050878 |
| ISBN |
9781504032698 (e-pub) |
| Standard No. |
9781504032698 |
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