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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunleavy, Janet Egleson
Other Authors: Dunleavy, Gareth W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1991.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hyde, Douglas, > 1860-1949.
Presidenten.
Scholars.
Presidents.
Nationalists.
HISTORY > Europe > General.
HISTORY.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Savants > Irlande > Biographies.
Nationalistes > Irlande > Biographies.
Presidents > Irlande > Biographies.
Scholars > Ireland > Biography.
Nationalists > Ireland > Biography.
Presidents > Ireland > Biography.
Ierland.
Ireland.
Irlande > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Ireland > History > 20th century.
Biografieën (vorm)
Biographies.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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