Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

McGee Family Tree

1 Day and Night Are the Whole World

PART ONE: IRELAND, THE UNITED STATES

2 One of the Macs: April 1825 – April 1844

3 Lessons of Democracy: April 1844 – May 1845

PART TWO: IRELAND

4 The Double Curse of Famine and Dissension: May 1845 – December 1846

5 An Incessant Defensive Struggle: January – July 1847

6 The Golden Link: July – December 1847

7 A General European Explosion: January – May 1848

8 A False Sense of Honour: June – September 1848

PART THREE: THE UNITED STATES

9 A Traitor to the British Government: October 1848 – May 1849

10 Modified Moral Force: May 1849 – July 1850

11 An Unequivocal Catholic Spirit: August 1850 – June 1852

12 The Revolution of Antichrist: July 1852 – May 1853

13 A More Troubled Prospect: June 1853 – December 1854

14 A Rather Isolated Position: January 1855 – April 1857

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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