{"product_id":"de-valera-in-america-the-rebel-presidents-1919-campaign","title":"Dave Hannigan: De Valera in America [2008] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eRetraces the steps of an incredible journey of a leader in exile that would resonate through Irish history for the rest of the century ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June 1919 Eamon de Valera stowed away on a liner bound for New York and walked into the Waldorf-Astoria using the title 'President of Ireland'. He spent eighteen months billeted in the most expensive hotel in the world. From this luxurious base, de Valera criss-crossed America by plane, boat and train throughout 1919 and 1920, publicising his nation's plight and raising more than $5 million for the cause of Irish independence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the War of Independence raged back home, de Valera was supporting the cause with packed engagements from Madison Square Garden to San Francisco including a total audience of over a million people. Along the way he underwent a harsh and unforgiving political education that better equipped him to dominate Irish politics for decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a unique take on a familiar figure, and containing fascinating \u003cb\u003enew\u003c\/b\u003e information and photographs, this book details an intriguing and largely unknown episode in the career of Ireland's most famous politician.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hannigan, Dave","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46625312506195,"sku":"9781847170866","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/hannigan-dave-dave-hannigan-de-valera-in-america-2008-paperback-9781847170866-58296975229267.jpg?v=1727531047","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/de-valera-in-america-the-rebel-presidents-1919-campaign","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}