Robert Emmet: A Life by Patrick M. Geoghegan - 2002-10

Hardback. Very Good.

M.H. Gill & Co. U. C. 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.

Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ~No ownership marks. Foxing to top edges. Dustwrapper unfaded and unclipped. ~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request.. 1st edn. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good+. xx, 348pp. illus. Binding sound, text unmarked.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

2002. Dublin, Gill & Macmillan, 2002. Octavo. XVII, 348 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Robert Emmet (4 March 1778 – 20 September 1803) was an Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader. After leading an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 he was captured then tried and executed for high treason against the British king. He came from a wealthy Anglo-Irish Protestant family who sympathised with Irish Catholics and their lack of fair representation in Parliament. The Emmet family also sympathised with the rebel colonists in the American Revolution. While Emmet's efforts to rebel against British rule failed, his actions and speech after his conviction inspired his compatriots. Emmet became a heroic figure in Irish history. His speech from the dock is widely quoted and remembered, especially among Irish nationalists. As he and his family also supported the American Revolutionary War, he… Read More