Fearghal McGarry has written an outstanding book which well demonstrates that in order to succeed a biographer does not need to admire his subject ... McGarry writes with great clarity and flair, combining analysis and narrative in the most assured of ways. Both the general and specialist reader will find this an immensely satifysing read. Michael Hopkinson, History Journal
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"McGarry has done a path-breaking professional study of an almost forgotten but very significant man who was important not only in himself but also as an example of a social type."--Tom Garvin, American Historical Review