John Redmond's Last Years

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• Publisher: The Floating Press
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9781776598175
• Edition: 0

Irish statesman John Edward Redmond was a remarkable political figure who was well known for bringing together clashing factions and crafting mutually amenable compromises. The last years of his career were dedicated to securing Irish Home Rule, a triumph that was ultimately nullified by the advent of World War I. This probing biography details the final fight of Redmond's political life.

Table of contents

• JOHN REDMOND'S LAST YEARS
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter I - Introductory
• Chapter II - Redmond as Chairman
• Chapter III - The Home Rule Bill of 1912
• Chapter IV - The Rival Volunteer Forces
• Chapter V - War in Europe
• Chapter VI - The Raising of the Irish Brigades
• Chapter VII - The Rebellion and its Sequel
• Chapter VIII - The Convention and the End
• Endnotes