History's Daughter: A Memoir from the Only Child of Terence Macswiney Tapa dura - 2005

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

O'Brien Press, Limited, The. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dublin, Ireland: Dublin, Ireland: The O'Brien Press Ltd., 2005, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2005. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 6.75w x 9.5h inches, a Near Fine example, two gently bumped corners, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, overall this looks close to new, signed without inscription by Maire MacSwiney Brugha, 320 pages, b&w photos, ---"Maire MacSwiney Brugha is the only child of Terence MacSwiney, one of the greatest figures in Ireland's history, who died after seventy-three days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison on 25 October 1920. His death became worldwide news. After her father's death, Maire was taken by her mother to live on the continent. For nine years she lived away from Ireland, mostly in Germany and occasionally in Paris. She grew up effectively as a German child, speaking the language and attending school at a time when her adopted country would shortly descend into chaos. In the early thirties, when she was… Leer más