How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise...
- ISBN-10
- 0385418493
- ISBN-13
- 9780385418492
- Series
- How the Irish Saved Civilization
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Author
- Thomas Cahill
Description
Bringing readers to the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells, a historical examination of Ireland's role in the rise of medieval Europe cites the work of countless monks and scribes in the preservation of the West's written treasury. Reprint. Tour.
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Other editions
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- 2011-09-01
- 256 pages
- Paperback
- Hachette UK
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- 1998
- 288 pages
- Paperback
- Macmillan Reference USA
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- 1996-02-01
- 246 pages
- Paperback
- Turtleback Books
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