In 1871, John Devoy, a young Irishman fighting for Irish independence, came to the USA in exile. Yet even while across the ocean, this Fenian greatly influenced Irish affairs. This assidously researched biography of Devoy chronicles a lifetime of activism in which her garnered much financial and moral support eithin the USA for the Republican cause in Ireland. Devoy was instrumental in both the Easter Rising of 1916 and the creation of the Irish Free State.
- ISBN10 0312303866
- ISBN13 9780312303860
- Publish Date 15 February 1988
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint St. Martin's Griffin
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 392
- Language English