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- English
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About this book
Robert Childers Barton was one of the most enigmatic figures to emerge from the Irish Revolution, and his place in history was assured when he signed the Anglo-Irish treaty. Although he was a confidante of de Valera, Barton accepted the terms on offer in 1921. He voted for the document in both the Cabinet and the Dáil, recommending the treaty to the House in his Treaty Debate speech. Subsequently, however, he took the anti-treaty side in the Civil War.
Although he was central to the birth of the nation, Barton has remained understudied and neglected. This first study of his life focuses on his role during the Irish Revolution, charting his political journey from a Unionist background, through Home Rule and Dual Monarchism, to Republicanism and his later anti-treaty stance. Using multiple sources, including extensive archival material, this book traces the life, times and legacy of a remarkable revolutionary.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Early Influences (1881–c.1893)
- 2 A Traditional Education and a Political Conversion (1894–1916)
- 3 An Easter Rising (April 1916 and its Immediate Aftermath)
- 4 The Appeal of Sinn Féin (Summer 1916–Summer 1918)
- 5 Selected and Elected (June 1918–January 1919)
- 6 Prisoner, Director for Agriculture – and Fugitive (February 1919–January 1920)
- 7 Another Prison Term – and a Truce (January 1920–July 1921)
- 8 Plenipotentiary Status and High Hopes (Summer – Autumn 1921)
- 9 Background to the Delegations (October 1921)
- 10 Conferences and Sub-conferences (Early October – Early November 1921)
- 11 Twists, Turns – and Tensions (3 November–3 December 1921)
- 12 From Plenipotentiary to Signatory (4–6 December 1921)
- 13 Debating the Issue (December 1921–January 1922)
- 14 Uncivil Recriminations and Civil War (January 1922–December 1923)
- 15 A Return to a Life of Public Service (January 1924–August 1975)
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Endnotes