SELECTED POEMS, SPEECHES, DEDICATIONS AND LETTERS OF JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY 1844-1890 (selected) by Liam Barry. Tapa blanda - 1994

National Gaelic Publications, 1994. Softcover. Very Good. WEST AUSTRALIANA FENIANS CATALPA HISTORY xvi, 336 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm. Bibliography: p. 326-334. First Edition. #150423John Boyle O’Reilly (1844-1890) was a remarkable figure: a man who was an internationally renowned journalist, writer, and civil rights activist. Born in Meath, O’Reilly later worked in England before joining the British army. Ostensibly a proud soldier, O’Reilly lived a double life as a recruiter for the revolutionary Fenian Brotherhood. He was discovered and convicted, serving time in a succession of prisons from Mountjoy to Dartmoor. He was eventually transported to Western Australia from where he made a spectacular escape to the United States.It was in the US, during a time of intense economic and social turmoil, where O’Reilly’s brilliance flourished. As editor of The Pilot, a Boston newspaper, he became a powerful advocate of the rights of workers and African-Americans. He… Leer más

Australia: National Gaelic Publications, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Australia: National Gaelic Publications, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Australia: National Gaelic Publications, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. nearly new, unmarked