The Immortal Irishman

{{Short description|2016 non-fiction book by American author Timothy Egan}}

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The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero is a 2016 non-fiction book by American author Timothy Egan. The books details the life and times of Thomas Francis Meagher, from his rise as a public speaker during the Great Hunger, his time in Tasmania, his leadership of the Irish Brigade during the American Civil War, and his final adventure to Montana.{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero by Timothy Egan |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780544272880 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Publishers Weekly}}{{Cite web |date=2016-02-25 |title=‘The Immortal Irishman’: the many lives of an Irish rebel |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/the-immortal-irishman-the-many-lives-of-an-irish-rebel/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |title='The Immortal Irishman' profiles an Irish rebel who took America by storm |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2016/0315/The-Immortal-Irishman-profiles-an-Irish-rebel-who-took-America-by-storm |access-date=2024-08-09 |work=Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729}}

The book received a positive review in the Boston Globe{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2016/03/05/the-immortal-irishman-was-born-rebel/JG9INL2s8ahtrStokUTtiO/story.html|title='The Immortal Irishman' was born a rebel - The Boston Globe|work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2018-07-26}} while it was criticized in a review in the Washington Post.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/wealthy-irish-rebel-of-19th-century-who-fought-in-his-homeland-and-america/2016/03/30/8df71a7e-d593-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html|title=Wealthy Irish rebel of 19th century who fought in his homeland and America|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=2018-07-26}}