Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland (paperback)
Author | : Malachy McCourt |
Publisher | : Running Press Adult |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-01-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 0762431814 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780762431816 |
Rating | : 4/5 (816 Downloads) |
Download or read book Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland (paperback) written by Malachy McCourt and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2008-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Malachy McCourt offers an authoritative and engrossing one-volume chronicle of Ireland from pre-Christian times to the present, told with Irish flair by the gifted storyteller. The pages are populated with figures from myth, history, and the present-from Saint Patrick to Oliver Cromwell, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Charles Parnell to Sinead O'Connor and Bono. Some beloved, some controversial-each influenced the course of Irish and world history. While McCourt vividly describes Ireland's turbulent history, he also offers a cultural survey with fresh insights to the folklore, literature, art, music, and cuisine of Ireland, producing an irresistible tour through the Emerald Isle.