The Irish-American dynamite campaign : a history, 1881-1896 / Joseph McKenna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKenna, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clan-na-Gael--History.

Clan-na-Gael.

Irish Americans.

History.

Political violence.

Bombings.

Ireland--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Ireland.

Autonomy and independence movements.

Bombings--Great Britain--History.

Political violence--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Political violence--Ireland--History--19th century.

Irish Americans--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

viii, 205 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]

Summary:

"In the 1880s, Clan-na-Gael, an extremist Irish-American organization, initiated a dynamite campaign against Britain in a bid to bring about Irish independence. This detailed study chronicles the origins, operations and aftereffects of the campaign, especially its heavy infiltration by spies, informers and agents of a rogue British Secret Service"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Rossa's Campaign Begins 15

2 Combating the Dynamitards 21

3 The Gallagher Campaign 28

4 The Featherstone-Dalton Campaign 61

5 The Railway Explosions 68

6 The Case of John Daly and James Egan 72

7 The Bombing of Scotland Yard 89

8 London Bridge Is Broken Down 95

9 The Bombing of the Tower of London 99

10 The Bombing of Parliament 105

11 Aftermath and the Admiralty Explosion 112

12 The Jubilee Plot 119

13 The Parnell Commission 128

14 The Special Men 143

15 The Daly Case Reexamined 148

16 Questions in the House 156

17 Release of the Dynamitards 169

18 The Bell Plot 172

19 A Last Throw of the Dice 174

20 A Spiritual Reawakening 178

21 Tying Up Loose Ends 183.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index.

ISBN:

9780786468966

0786468963

OCLC:

761369396