Douglas Hyde : a maker of modern Ireland /

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In 1938, at an age when most men are long retired, Douglas Hyde (1860-1949) was elected first president of modern Ireland. The unanimous choice of delegates from all political factions, he was no stranger to public life or to fame. Until now, however, there has been no full-scale biography of this i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dunleavy, Janet Egleson
Otros Autores: Dunleavy, Gareth W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Temas:
Hyde, Douglas, > 1860-1949.
Hyde, Douglas, > 1860-1949
1900-1999
Presidents > Ireland > Biography.
Nationalists > Ireland > Biography.
Scholars > Ireland > Biography.
Présidents > Irlande > Biographies.
Nationalistes > Irlande > Biographies.
Savants > Irlande > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
Nationalists
Presidents
Scholars
Presidenten.
Ireland > History > 20th century.
Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Ireland
Ierland.
History
Biographies
Biografieën (vorm)
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Douglas Hyde and the generational imperative
  • A smiling public man
  • The budding branch
  • The voices of the fathers
  • First flowering
  • Between Connacht and Dublin
  • To Canada
  • A different America--a different Ireland
  • A bridle for Proteus
  • The happiest of men
  • Plays and players
  • The larger stage
  • With the Irish in America
  • Triumphs and troubles
  • The rocky road to revolution
  • The terrible beauty
  • In and out of public life
  • The road to Aras an Uachtarain
  • The presidency
  • Death and dispersal.

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