Bibliograph

The path to freedom, by Michael Collins ; foreward by Tim Pat Coogan

Type

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The path to freedom, by Michael Collins ; foreward by Tim Pat Coogan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The path to freedom

Oclc number

34703264

Responsibility statement

by Michael Collins ; foreward by Tim Pat Coogan

Summary

Published to coincide with the upcoming film biography starring Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts, and Stephen Rea, The Path to Freedom contains the only published work of the Irish hero who was, for a time, the most wanted man in the British Empire: "the man they couldn't catch." In 1921, the thirty-year-old Collins negotiated with the British and signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, eventually leading to the creation of the Republic of Ireland

Table Of Contents

Notes by General Michael Collins: August, 1922 -- Advance and use our liberties -- Alternative to the treaty: Ireland "a mother country" -- The proof of success: What the rising of 1916 did -- Four historic years: the story of 1914-1948 -- Collapse of the terror: British rule's last stages: what the elections meant -- Partition Act's failure: unity as a means to full freedom -- why Britain sought Irish peace: her failure to subjugate us: making of treaty -- Distinctive culture: ancient Irish civilization -- Building up Ireland: resources to be developed -- Freedom within grasp: for ourselves to achieve it: work of Gaelic League and Sinn Fein

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