Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America's Fight for Ireland's Freedom

About this book

In 1871 John Devoy a young Irishman fighting for Irish independence came to the United States in exile. Yet even while across the ocean this Fenian greatly influenced Irish affairs. Terry Golways assiduously researched biography of Devoy chronicles a lifetime of activism in which he garnered tremendous financial and moral support for the cause in Ireland. Devoy was instrumental in both the Easter Rising in 1916 and the creation of the Irish Free State. Intimate details of Devoys life and his work are artfully interwoven as Terry Golway captures John Devoys valiant role in Irelands struggle for freedom.