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An Irish history of civilization. Volume 1 / Don Akenson.

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Akenson, Donald H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Civilization, Modern > Irish influences > Anecdotes.
Irish > Foreign countries > Anecdotes.
Ireland > History > Anecdotes.
Ireland > Civilization > Anecdotes.
Ireland > Emigration and immigration > Anecdotes.
Civilization.
Civilization, Modern > Irish influences.
Emigration and immigration.
Irish > Foreign countries.
Ireland.
Anecdotes.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""BOOK ONE: DOWNPATRICK IS THE BUTTERFLY CAPITAL OF THE UNIVERSE""; ""Prelude""; ""The Discus Throwers 16â€?400 CE""; ""The Rope Braiders 150â€?400 CE""; ""The Book of the Conquests of Ireland 3000 BCEâ€?493 CE""; ""Who Spreadest Out the Heavens 493â€?1493""; ""New Worlds Seduce the Old 1488â€?1610""; ""Misplaced Files 1610â€?1660""; ""The Empire of the Obscure: The West Indies 1620â€?1667""; ""The Mainland Colonies 1584â€?1690""; ""The Empire of the Ambiguous: The West Indies 1668â€?1690""; ""Glory in Some Fashion 1690â€?1785""
  • ""The Devil's Sugar Plantation: The West Indies 1690â€?1785""""Thirteen Is a Lucky Number 1690â€?1785""; ""BOOK TWO: KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIERS?""; ""Off Their Knees. Ireland 1785â€?1830""; ""Cry Not for Cook's Wake 1768â€?1793""; ""Measuring the Land of Resentment Australia 1785â€?1830""; ""The Long White Shroud. New Zealand 1792â€?1830""; ""Albion, Hibernia's Bent Old Darling 1715â€?1830""; ""St Paul Comes to Polynesia 1795â€?1830""; ""The Canadas 1770â€?1830""; ""The American Evolution 1785â€?1830""; ""The Edge. Ireland 1830â€?1845""; ""Regarding the Crown Jewel. India 1785â€?1845""
  • ""Not the Darkest of Continents. Africa 1805â€?1845""""The End of Easy Money. The West Indies 1800â€?1865""; ""Advance Australia Fair, or Foul 1830â€?45""; ""Treaty Negotiations? New Zealand 1830â€?1845""; ""Pebbles in God's Hand. Polynesia 1830â€?1845""; ""Neighbour. England 1830â€?1845""; ""Upper Canada. Ireland's Cold Dominion 1830â€?1845""; ""Compression and Expansion. The United States 1830â€?1845""; ""Index: Personal Names""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
  • ""Y""""Z""; ""Story Titles""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

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