Tale of a Great Sham

Tale of a Great Sham
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Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 1910820598
ISBN-13 : 9781910820599
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Tale of a Great Sham by : Dana Hearne

Download or read book Tale of a Great Sham written by Dana Hearne and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late-nineteenth century Ireland, an agrarian revolution was brewing, spearheaded by the 1879 formation of the National Land League, who sought to a pathway for impoverished tenant farmers to own the land they worked. The ideas of the all-male organization were so incendiary for their time that, in 1881, its leaders created the Ladies Land League so "that the women might carry on the work after the men were imprisoned" and appointed Anna Parnell--sister of Land League president Charles Stewart Parnell--as its head. ​ Tale of a Great Sham is Anna Parnell's account of the work of the Ladies Land League, as well as a detailed analysis of what she saw as the shortcomings of the National Land League's executive members. Anna was a committed radical and remained one even after her brother Charles had dropped his most progressive views in favor of what she saw as a watered-down compromise--the so-called "great sham" of the Kilmainham Treaty, which did little to alleviate the injustices suffered by tenant farmers. Featuring an introduction from the renowned feminist historian Margaret Ward, Tales of a Great Sham is a comprehensive study of an important group overlooked for too long in the chronicles of Ireland's radical past.

The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing

The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 1756
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ISBN-10 : 0814799078
ISBN-13 : 9780814799079
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing by : Seamus Deane

Download or read book The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing written by Seamus Deane and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 1756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Tale of a Great Sham

The Tale of a Great Sham
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Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106008775592
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Book Synopsis The Tale of a Great Sham by : Anna Parnell

Download or read book The Tale of a Great Sham written by Anna Parnell and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Anna Parnell's Political Journalism

Anna Parnell's Political Journalism
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Publisher : Academica Press,LLC
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9781930901292
ISBN-13 : 1930901291
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Book Synopsis Anna Parnell's Political Journalism by : Beverly E. Schneller

Download or read book Anna Parnell's Political Journalism written by Beverly E. Schneller and published by Academica Press,LLC. This book was released on 2005 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Parnell was one of Charles Stewart Parnell's two sisters and like her other sister Fanny was an avid supporter of Home Rule and Land League agitation as well as of her brother's leadership of the Irish Party. Professor Schneller discusses Anna's journalism in Ireland, Britain and the United States and shows the development of her feminism and nationalism at the time of her brothers imprisonment in Kilmainham Prison. The wider context of her writing and the emergence of a genuine women's voice in Irish party politics is also illuminated.

Sham: Great Was Second Best

Sham: Great Was Second Best
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Publisher : Acanthus Pub
Total Pages : 414
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ISBN-10 : 0984217347
ISBN-13 : 9780984217342
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sham: Great Was Second Best by : Phil Dandrea

Download or read book Sham: Great Was Second Best written by Phil Dandrea and published by Acanthus Pub. This book was released on 2011 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sham was a horse that seemed destined for greatness. He boasted a winning pedigree, a sleek and muscular frame, experienced trainers, and talented jockeys. Early races validated his potential, as he ran to victories by as many as fifteen lengths. After he defeated the mighty Secretariat in the Wood Memorial, many turf writers were touting Sham as the Kentucky Derby favorite. The stage was set for Sham-mania to sweep the country at a time when the nation needed a hero. But it was Secretariat who won over the nation. Despite impressive victories and record-breaking performances, Sham's popularity paled in comparison. If Secretariat was America's horse, Sham might well have been everyman's horse, a working-class hero who couldn't get the recognition he deserved. This is the other side of the story of Secretariat's famous Triple Crown season and of his remarkable challenger who found that great was only second best.

King of the Wind

King of the Wind
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 9780689845130
ISBN-13 : 0689845138
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Book Synopsis King of the Wind by : Marguerite Henry

Download or read book King of the Wind written by Marguerite Henry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in the stables of the Sultan of Morocco, an Arabian stallion named Sham is taken to England, along with the loyal yet mute Arab stable boy who tends to him, and becomes one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred breed.

Rock the Sham!

Rock the Sham!
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Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 0972929630
ISBN-13 : 9780972929639
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Book Synopsis Rock the Sham! by : Anne Maguire

Download or read book Rock the Sham! written by Anne Maguire and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: