Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-Congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland
✍ Scribed by Rhodeen, Penn
- Book ID
- 109228432
- Publisher
- BenBella Books, Inc.
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
Peacerunner is the must-read account of how ex-congressman Bruce Morrison rose from crushing defeat to become a crucial figure in the historic Irish Peace Process that ended centuries of warfare.
The world celebrated the end of the fighting in Ireland, but just a handful know the full story of former congressman Bruce Morrison and how critical he was in bringing peace--and none can bring it to life better than author Penn Rhodeen.
In Peacerunner , Rhodeen takes us on the journey of Morrison, who worked with Irish Americans to help elect Bill Clinton as the best hope for a new American policy on the ancient conflict. He then devised the political strategy that helped Clinton make that policy a reality. Despite having no official position, Morrison traveled tirelessly to meet with anyone--including those seen as terrorists--who could help end the fighting. In Northern Ireland, he showed that the US could be the honest broker for both...
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