The Tragedy of Erskine Childers |
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Author:
| Piper, Leonard |
ISBN: | 978-1-84725-020-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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The story of Erskine Childers, a highly talented eccentric and the father of the modern genre of spy adventure novels. It tells of how his intense support of Irish Nationalism involving spying, gun running and conspiracy eventually led to his execution by firing squad in Ireland in 1923.
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The story of Erskine Childers, a highly talented eccentric and the father of the modern genre of spy adventure novels. It tells of how his intense support of Irish Nationalism involving spying, gun running and conspiracy eventually led to his execution by firing squad in Ireland in 1923.
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