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Irish History of Civilization, Vol. 1
Hardcover, 696 pages, Copright 2005
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First published February 11, 2005
About the author
Donald Harman Akenson
36 books10 followers[From book The United States and Ireland (1973):]
Donald Harman Akenson teaches history at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He was born in Minneapolis, took his degrees at Yale and Harvard, and taught and held administrative positions at both of those universities. He is the author of The Irish Education Experiment (1970); The Church of Ireland (1971); and Education and Enmity: The Control of Schooling in Northern Ireland (1973).
Donald Harman Akenson teaches history at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He was born in Minneapolis, took his degrees at Yale and Harvard, and taught and held administrative positions at both of those universities. He is the author of The Irish Education Experiment (1970); The Church of Ireland (1971); and Education and Enmity: The Control of Schooling in Northern Ireland (1973).
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November 29, 2024
I tried, I really tried. I was really excited to read this, but it was so tedious to get through the at I couldn’t even finish it. Interesting concept to mix fact with fiction to make history more enjoyable for the everyday reader, but I kind of wish there was more history than fiction that was written. Not saying it’s not for everyone, as there are other people who really did like it and made it to the end, but it wasn’t for me.
July 26, 2011
1. Starts out well! It is not anything like I expected. It is a collection of stories - truthful fiction, fictional truths - an Irish Aggadah, I think. I'm only on page 4 or 5 but love it so far!
2. I'm nearly 3/4 of the way through Book I of Volume One - loving every word, though the subject matter is often such that I cannot continue until I've come to terms (again and again) with the treatment of the Irish (and others) by the English. That Cromwell .....
I found a hard copy of Volume Two, so can read it in its entirety - Akenson is such a readable man. I love having to have my dictionary within arm's reach, often for a bit of historical clarification (things I should have remembered from highschool days).
3. Finished Volume One, am just starting Volume Two. More of the same, up into the 1800s - I haven't opened it for a while so forget just where I'm at.
4. Too heavy for bedtime reading (Physically that is!), and am into Eudora Welty alternating with an ebook just now.
5. Finished it! Wonderful read- a real page turner. Great as a reference too, when someone mentions the odd President, or well-known citizen!
2. I'm nearly 3/4 of the way through Book I of Volume One - loving every word, though the subject matter is often such that I cannot continue until I've come to terms (again and again) with the treatment of the Irish (and others) by the English. That Cromwell .....
I found a hard copy of Volume Two, so can read it in its entirety - Akenson is such a readable man. I love having to have my dictionary within arm's reach, often for a bit of historical clarification (things I should have remembered from highschool days).
3. Finished Volume One, am just starting Volume Two. More of the same, up into the 1800s - I haven't opened it for a while so forget just where I'm at.
4. Too heavy for bedtime reading (Physically that is!), and am into Eudora Welty alternating with an ebook just now.
5. Finished it! Wonderful read- a real page turner. Great as a reference too, when someone mentions the odd President, or well-known citizen!
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