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Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America’s Fight for Ireland’s Freedom

Irish Rebel John Devoy and America’s Fight for Ireland’s Freedom

By Terry Golway

May/June 1997

January 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment

The relationship between John Devoy, the legendary Fenian, and Eamon de Valera is explored by Terry Golway. In Neil Jordan's film Michael Collins, there's an 18-month gap in the pivotal conflict between Eamon de Valera and the movie's hero. We see Collins helping to hustle de Valera out of Ireland, bound for the United States. A few minutes later, de Valera returns to … [Read more...] about Irish Rebel John Devoy and America’s Fight for Ireland’s Freedom

Frank & Al

By Dave Lewis, Assistant Editor
September / October 2018

September 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment

A new book by Terry Golway on the developing Democratic party through the lens of F.D.R. and Al Smith   Frank and Al: FDR, Al Smith, and the Unlikely Alliance and Epic Feud that Created the Modern Democratic Party by Terry Golway allows readers to see the massive change to the Democratic party that both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Al Smith ushered in during the mid- … [Read more...] about Frank & Al

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