The Zeal of the Convert
The Life of Erskine Childers
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Publisher Description
“Erskine Childers, one of the unsung heroes of Ireland’s struggle for independence, was born in England, spent his boyhood in Ireland, then went to Cambridge University. He fought for England in the Boer War and as an aviator in World War I, publishing his widely praised novel The Riddle of the Sands in 1903. He became involved in Irish politics in 1908 as an advocate of home rule, smuggled guns to Irish liberationists, and in 1919 joined Sinn Fein, the extreme wing of the freedom fighters. His martyrdom is stirringly related by Wilkinson.” —Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This is a biography of Erskine Childers, a British author, soldier and parliamentarian who fought for the independence of Ireland. A member of Sinn Fein, he was minister of propaganda in De Valera's shadow government, and during the civil war was executed by Irish Free State forces. PW noted that Childers's "martyrdom is stirringly related.''