Easter Rising 1916 A Family Answers The Call For Ireland`s Freedom
Nonfiction, History, Revolutionary
| Author: | Gabriel Woods | ISBN: | 9781311060808 |
| Publisher: | Gabriel Woods | Publication: | June 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gabriel Woods |
| ISBN: | 9781311060808 |
| Publisher: | Gabriel Woods |
| Publication: | June 9, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
It`s a sunny Easter Monday. Paul, a doctor, is strolling toward The GPO. Mary, a cleaner in The Gresham, has finished her shift and is walking down O`Connell Street, beginning her journey home. Coming from very different backgrounds, Mary living in poverty and Paul living in upper class Dublin, their lives become joined as the events of the Easter Rising 1916 begin to unfold at the General Post Office. Paul and Mary witness their beloved city of Dublin torn apart during a week of destruction, violence and death.
Irish men and women joined the Easter Rising on April 14, 1916. They did so for true Irish independence, an end to prejudice against minorities and freedom from British rule. The Easter Rising began when the Proclamation was read by Patrick Pearse outside the GPO declaring Ireland`s right for independence and equality for all her people. The Rising ended with vicious violence, the executions of the leaders along with 90 other people all buried an an unmarked mass grave. More than 3,430 men and 79 women were arrested across Ireland after the event. 420 people died. The Ireland of 1916, after two weeks, would change forever.
This book describes the story of two brothers and one sister of the McGowan family. These were real life Irish men and women of principle and they had a belief in Ireland`s freedom. The family were determined to gain independence for Irish people under the leadership of Padraig Pearce and James Connolly. Discover the fate of the two brothers and one sister and find out if their vision of Ireland was achieved.
The author Gabriel Woods has researched in detail the occurrences of Easter Week 1916 from various sources. The events of the Easter Rising 1916 are factual. The stories about Charlie, Claude and Josephine McGowan are true events recorded by Gabriel Woods from a surviving relative.
Easter week 1916 was a time of violence and death as the people of Dublin and Ireland were thrown into disarray and fear. It was also a time of heroic deeds. This book takes you on an informative, well researched and dramatic journey through the events of the Easter Rising 1916. The aftermath is also described and whether the principles of the Men and Women of 1916 Rising were achieved.
The myth and falsity around Easter Rising is dispelled by the astonishing facts within this account of the events while at the same time being an entertaining read. The author has examined the historical facts of Easter Rising from a wide variety of sources and the truth about Easter Rising 1916 will be exposed when you have concluded this gripping book.
This book is different to other books in it`s genre in Amazon. The author uses characters to discuss the social issues of the time that led to the Easter Rising. His views are supported by the history of a family involved in the Rising as he has recorded from a surviving relative. The author also records life in Ireland after 1916. The strife and distress experienced during this era has been written and recorded by Gabriel Woods from interviews of the survivor as she struggled in the aftermath of Easter Rising 1916.
Easter Rising 1916 A Family Answers The Call For Ireland`s Freedom has achieved high ratings from Amazon. Relatives of those who took part in the Rising have been very pleased with the book.
It`s a sunny Easter Monday. Paul, a doctor, is strolling toward The GPO. Mary, a cleaner in The Gresham, has finished her shift and is walking down O`Connell Street, beginning her journey home. Coming from very different backgrounds, Mary living in poverty and Paul living in upper class Dublin, their lives become joined as the events of the Easter Rising 1916 begin to unfold at the General Post Office. Paul and Mary witness their beloved city of Dublin torn apart during a week of destruction, violence and death.
Irish men and women joined the Easter Rising on April 14, 1916. They did so for true Irish independence, an end to prejudice against minorities and freedom from British rule. The Easter Rising began when the Proclamation was read by Patrick Pearse outside the GPO declaring Ireland`s right for independence and equality for all her people. The Rising ended with vicious violence, the executions of the leaders along with 90 other people all buried an an unmarked mass grave. More than 3,430 men and 79 women were arrested across Ireland after the event. 420 people died. The Ireland of 1916, after two weeks, would change forever.
This book describes the story of two brothers and one sister of the McGowan family. These were real life Irish men and women of principle and they had a belief in Ireland`s freedom. The family were determined to gain independence for Irish people under the leadership of Padraig Pearce and James Connolly. Discover the fate of the two brothers and one sister and find out if their vision of Ireland was achieved.
The author Gabriel Woods has researched in detail the occurrences of Easter Week 1916 from various sources. The events of the Easter Rising 1916 are factual. The stories about Charlie, Claude and Josephine McGowan are true events recorded by Gabriel Woods from a surviving relative.
Easter week 1916 was a time of violence and death as the people of Dublin and Ireland were thrown into disarray and fear. It was also a time of heroic deeds. This book takes you on an informative, well researched and dramatic journey through the events of the Easter Rising 1916. The aftermath is also described and whether the principles of the Men and Women of 1916 Rising were achieved.
The myth and falsity around Easter Rising is dispelled by the astonishing facts within this account of the events while at the same time being an entertaining read. The author has examined the historical facts of Easter Rising from a wide variety of sources and the truth about Easter Rising 1916 will be exposed when you have concluded this gripping book.
This book is different to other books in it`s genre in Amazon. The author uses characters to discuss the social issues of the time that led to the Easter Rising. His views are supported by the history of a family involved in the Rising as he has recorded from a surviving relative. The author also records life in Ireland after 1916. The strife and distress experienced during this era has been written and recorded by Gabriel Woods from interviews of the survivor as she struggled in the aftermath of Easter Rising 1916.
Easter Rising 1916 A Family Answers The Call For Ireland`s Freedom has achieved high ratings from Amazon. Relatives of those who took part in the Rising have been very pleased with the book.
