"Without a shadow of doubt this is one of the finest Irish-American books ever written....What Egan has done is restore the reputation and uncovered a host of details on a man I would venture to say had no peer in our history of Irish America....Egan's take on Irish-American history gives this book a breadth and significance that would be very hard to match." --Niall O'Dowd, Irish America "This is marvelous stuff. Thomas F. Meagher strides onto Egan's beautifully wrought pages just as he lived--powerfully larger than life. A fascinating account of an extraordinary life." --Daniel James Brown, author of The Boys in the Boat, Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics "A fascinating, well-told story by an author fully committed to his subject. Egan's impeccable research, uncomplicated readability, and flowing narrative reflect his deep knowledge of a difficult and complex man." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "As history, Egan's book is solid; as storytelling, it's captivating . . . An impressive biography." --Publishers Weekly "Meagher lived life full-tilt, with old-fashioned honor as well as courage and dash, so inspiring Egan that the prose flashes and flares . . . " --Booklist, starred review "Just in time for St. Paddy's Day comes this sensational bio."--AARP The Magazine "Thomas Meagher's is an irresistible story, irresistibly retold by the virtuosic Timothy Egan . . . The author tells Meagher's exhilarating story with an Irishman's flair for the tragic, poetic and dramatic . . . A gripping, novelistic page-turner.... Imperfect but irresistible, Meagher has long deserved a revival and reappraisal. For sure, he has a rousing one now." -- The Wall Street Journal "Stirring and magnificent . . . Egan combines deep reporting with masterful storytelling to chronicle this bigger-than-life figure." -- Dallas Morning News "Exhilarating . . . a rollicking, historical adventure story . . . You may not have heard the name Meagher, but after reading Egan's excellent biography, you'll never forget it." -- San Antonio Express News "An old-fashioned tale of tall talk, high ideals, and irresistible appeal . . .You will not read a historical thriller like this all year... [Egan] is a master storyteller." -- The Boston Globe "Egan has a gift for sweeping narrative . . . and he has a journalist's eye for the telltale detail . . . This is masterly work." -- The New York Times Book Review --