Erskine Childers: Author of 'The Riddle of the Sands' by Jim Ring

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This biography of Erskine Childers shows that he led a life as enigmatic and adventurous as his classic novel, The Riddle of the Sands. It tells how his original patriotism changed due to his views of how Irish independence was handled pre-World War I and culminated in his joining the IRA.

332 pages · Published: 1996-01-01