by Timothy Egan
First published 2016
Forced into exile in Tasmania, Irish revolutionary Thomas Francis Meagher escapes to New York, where he becomes a hero of the Union's Irish Brigade in the Civil War. Twice shot from his horse while leading charges, Meagher's dream is to liberate Ireland from British rule. At the core, this is the story of a man fighting for his ideals against all odds, driven by an unshakable passion for his homeland.
Genres: american-civil-war, irish-literature, historical-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir, 19th-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Australia, Ireland, Montana, Tasmania, United States
Period: Civil War, 1861-1865
384 pages · Paperback