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| Summary: | "Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was one of the most romantic of all Irish revolutionaries. His doomed relationship with Sarah Curran, his failed rebellion at the age of twenty-five and the brilliance of his speech from the dock, captured the popular imagination and created a powerful and enduring legend. W.B. Yeats declared that Emmet was the leading saint of Irish Nationalism." "This book reveals for the first time the complex and ingenious plans that Emmet devised for the rebellion. His youthful idealism and military talent proved insufficient, however, and his attempt to seize Dublin on 23 July 1803 was a dramatic failure. Captured soon after, Emmet won an unlikely victory with his extraordinary speech from the dock that is rightly considered to be one of the greatest courtroom orations in history. He died bravely on the scaffold the next day."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| ISBN: | 9780773571051
0773571051
0773525424
9780773525429
1282861158
9781282861152
9786612861154
6612861150 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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