Home Rule

Home Rule
Author: Alvin Jackson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195220483

"Alvin Jackson's Home Rule: An Irish History examines the development of Home Rule and devolution in Ireland from the nineteenth century to the present. It traces some of the main themes in Irish peace-making from their late Victorian roots to the beginning of the millennium: it explores the origins of the Good Friday Agreement, and many of the interconnections between Irish political history and contemporary affairs. The work offers an incisive reappraisal of different political leaders through the period. Drawing on new archival evidence, Home Rule illuminates a crucial aspect of British and Irish history over a two-hundred-year span."--BOOK JACKET.

The Oldest Irish Tradition

The Oldest Irish Tradition
Author: Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2011-02-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521134934

This lecture explores the possibility that the Ulster cycle of tales preserves an oral tradition from the third and fourth centuries AD.

Young Hickory

Young Hickory
Author: Hendrik Booraem
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Examines the events which shaped the life of Andrew Jackson, providing information on his family's immigration from Ireland, his childhood experiences, and his involvement in the Revolutionary War.

Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson
Author: H. W. Brands
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 650
Release: 2006-10-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307278549

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The First American comes the first major single-volume biography in a decade of the president who defined American democracy • "A big, rich biography.” —The Boston Globe H. W. Brands reshapes our understanding of this fascinating man, and of the Age of Democracy that he ushered in. An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed that the presidency was not the exclusive province of the wealthy and the well-born but could truly be held by a man of the people. On a majestic, sweeping scale Brands re-creates Jackson’s rise from his hardscrabble roots to his days as frontier lawyer, then on to his heroic victory in the Battle of New Orleans, and finally to the White House. Capturing Jackson’s outsized life and deep impact on American history, Brands also explores his controversial actions, from his unapologetic expansionism to the disgraceful Trail of Tears. Look for H.W. Brands's other biographies: THE FIRST AMERICAN (Benjamin Franklin), THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.

Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland

Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland
Author: Anne Cadwallader
Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2013-10-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1781172374

'. . . a well-written piece of investigative journalism that asks some deeply troubling questions . . .' - NY Journal of Books 'Cadwallader has written a brave, powerful and forensically detailed book about a shameful and denied aspect of our conflict's history.' - The Irish Times. 'Anne Cadwallader's remarkable book focusses on collusion in the British security forces (the RUC, the British Army, and the UDR) in the mid-Ulster "Murder Triangle". Over 120 people were killed by a loyalist gang operating in mid-Ulster and Cadwallader has created a convincing argument that collusion with certain elements of the security forces was crucial in the committing of these crimes and the lack of proper investigation into many of these crimes' - The Dublin Reader Farmers, shopkeepers, publicans and businessmen were slaughtered in a bloody decade of bombings and shootings in the counties of Tyrone and Armagh in the 1970s. Four families each lost three relatives; in other cases, children were left orphaned after both parents were murdered. For years, there were claims that loyalists were helped and guided by the RUC and Ulster Defence Regiment members. But, until now, there was no proof. Drawing on 15 years of research, and using forensic and ballistic information never before published, this book includes official documents showing that the highest in the land knew of the collusion and names those whose fingers were on the trigger and who detonated the bombs. It draws on previously unpublished reports written by the PSNI's own Historical Enquiries Team. It also includes heartbreaking interviews with the bereaved families whose lives were shattered by this cold and calculated campaign.

History of Home Rule

History of Home Rule
Author: Alvin Jackson
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2003-11-01
Genre: Home rule
ISBN: 9780297840923

Ireland

Ireland
Author: Alvin Jackson
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1999-11-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780631195412

Alvin Jackson's Ireland 1798-1998 reappraises apparently rigid political divides and apparently decisive turning-points.

A Being So Gentle

A Being So Gentle
Author: Patricia Brady
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2011-01-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0230115640

The forty-year love affair between Rachel and Andrew Jackson parallels a tumultuous period in American history. Andrew Jackson was at the forefront of the American revolution—but he never could have made it without the support of his wife. Beautiful, charismatic, and generous, Rachel Jackson had the courage to go against the mores of her times in the name of love. As the wife of a great general in wartime, she often found herself running their plantation alone and, a true heroine, she took in and raised children orphaned by the war. Like many great love stories, this one ends tragically when Rachel dies only a few weeks after Andrew is elected president. He moved into the White House alone and never remarried. Andrew and Rachel Jackson's devotion to one another is inspiring, and here, in Patricia Brady's vivid prose, their story of love and loss comes to life for the first time.

Maggie's Ireland

Maggie's Ireland
Author: Maggie Jackson
Publisher: Wyrick
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1893762181

This splendid collection of designer handknits features photographs shot in beautiful Northern Ireland. With more than 40 projects, there are pieces suited for every season and shape that take knitters from the beach to the ballroom. A Northern Ireland native, Maggie Jackson brings a fashion designer's approach to handknits, showing knitters how simple stitches can create lines and blocks of texture. Traditional yarns - Irish tweeds and linens - and a few exotic materials such as strips of chambray, denim, gingham, and fur are combined to create innovative designs for women, men, and children. Highlighting each design are photographs from locations around Northern Ireland, including Giant's Causeway, Mussenden Temple, the Mourne Mountains, Queen's University, the Ulster Folk Museum, and historic Slieve Donard Hotel.