Vivid Faces The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923 [Hardcover]

Brilliantly and vigorously reveals the personal histories that shaped the Irish revolutionary moment of the early 20th century.[Foster] is well equipped to investigate the cultural context of the revolution. Drawing on a marvelous range of sources, he has succeeded in delineating this generation in half a dozen elegant thematic chapters.A deep, intricate portrait of the generation leading up to the Easter Uprising& fascinating.[An] incisive history.A fascinating, moving, but often sad account& Foster views [the nationalists] with sympathy, affection, but also with a critical eye& an outstanding tableau.Telling details repeatedly inform Foster'sThere will be many more books to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, but none, I suspect, more stimulating and important than this one.A masterful history of Irelands Easter Rising told through the lives of ordinary people who forged a revolutionary generation.