Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923

by R.F. Foster

Book Overview

On Easter Monday, 1916, Irish rebels poured into Dublin's streets to proclaim an independent republic. Ireland's long struggle for self-government had suddenly become a radical and bloody fight for independence from Great Britain. Irish nationalists mounted a week-long insurrection, occupying public buildings and creating mayhem before the British army regained control. The Easter Rising provided the spark for the Irish revolution, a turning point...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393082792
• ISBN13: 9780393082791
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 10.3"