Casement

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Haus Publishing, 2003 - Biography & Autobiography - 186 pages
This is one title in a series of short, illustrated biographies. They tellhe stories of those who have shaped our present and our past, from Beethoveno Dietrich and from Einstein to Churchill.;Roger Casement (1864-1916) isemembered in England as a "traitor", but passionately revered in Ireland as founding father of the Irish state. By 1913, with an internationaleputation as a saviour of the oppressed in Africa and South America, Siroger Casement resigned from the Foreign Office and devoted himself openly tohe cause of Irish independence. He was a founder of the Irish Volunteers andoon after the outbreak of World War I travelled to Germany to seeknternational guarantees for Irish independence. Returning to Ireland in 1916,e was arrested on the eve of the Easter Rising, given a state trial inondon and executed for high treason.
 

Contents

Early Life
9
Africa
17
Ireland
38
Brazil
49
Irish Volunteers
72
America and Germany
89
Easter Rising
112
The Trial and Execution
127
Map
154
Notes
156
Chronology
166
Further Reading
174
Acknowledgements
177
Picture Sources
178
Index
179
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About the author (2003)

Dr Angus Mitchell's published research has focused on Roger Casement. He is the editor of a volume of essays on 'Enemies of Empire: Exploring the Interface between Post-Colonialism and History'.