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Before the Dawn: An Autobiography
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Gerry Adams
The controversial autobiography of the man at the heart of Irish Republican politics. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams offers his own unique, intimate account of the early years of his career, from his childhood in working-class Belfast to the more turbulent years of social activism that followed. An engaging and revealing self-portrait. photo insert.
Hardcover
,
288 pages
Published
October 21st 1998
by William Heinemann
(first published 1996)
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Interesting book, but a pity that the story ends in 1981 (the hungerstrike). One would like to know what happened between that year and 1996, the year in which the epilogue was written.
Excellent book. I decided to read this following a rereading of Leon Uris's "Trinity" because of my background and being familiar with many of the names and some of the incidents in Adams's book. This autobiography gives insight into his role in Sinn Fein and the republican's take on the events of the times. The book ends in 1996 without "a settlement between the people of Britain and the people of the island of Ireland", which in my opinion is a settlement way, way overdue.
A good overview of life in Northern Ireland in from the 1960s through 1995, from one who lived it and became passionately involved. Admittedly a biased viewpoint, and because it was written in 1995, somewhat dated, but still an important work.
Whatever one's opinion of his political views and efforts, it is readily apparent that Gerry Adams is a first-class writer and a committed activist. This book should be compulsory reading for anyone looking to understand the motivations of the Irish republican movement and the ongoing conflict in the northeast counties of Ireland.
Not a whole lot about him, more about the history. As one-sided as the black and white printer in work.
Just a very good read. Great insight and is very careful with the wording
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Gerard "Gerry" Adams, MLA, MP (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, the political party at the top of the latest North of Ireland election polls amidst a three-way split in the traditionally dominant unionist vote. Sinn Féin is the second largest part
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