Author Tim Egan On The Life Of "Immortal Irishman," Thomas Meagher

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In the 1840s, a million Irish citizens died of starvation during what became known as the “Great Hunger.” Taking up the desperate cause of his countrymen was a spirited and wealthy young orator named Thomas Francis Meagher.

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