Big Fellow, Long Fellow

Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera were the two most charismatic leaders of the Irish revolution. This joint biography looks first at their very different upbringings and early careers. Both fought in the 1916 uprising, but their first encounter didn't come until Collins had been released from jail after the uprising while Valera was still inside. Vastly different in temperament and style, they were still yoked together. Ryle Dwyer mines the years 1917-1922 through the twists and turns of their careers. In the epilogue, he considers the legacy of Collins on de Valera's later political life.

• Author
• T. Ryle Dwyer

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 371

• Publisher
• St. Martin's Press

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-312-21919-2

• EAN
• 9780312219192

• Genres
• history, biography, ireland

• Release date
• 1999