![]() ![]() An impressive biography." -Publishers Weekly "Meagher lived life full-tilt, with old-fashioned honor as well as courage and dash, so inspiring Egan that the prose flashes and flares. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid as storytelling, it's captivating. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." -Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived-powerfully larger than life. ![]() "Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written.What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America.Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." -Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. ![]()
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