A celebrated radical in Dublin politics in the 1770’s and 1780s and a prominent United Irishman in the 1790’s. Napper Tandy (1740–1802) was born in Dublin, the son of a merchant. He entered municipal politics in the 1770’s and quickly became known for his reformist views.
He was outspoken in his support of the American revolutionaries beginning in 1775 and became very active in the Volunteer movement, a movement intended initially to mobilize the general population to defend the country in the event of a French invasion during the period 1778 to 1783.
Tandy was also enthusiastic about the French Revolution . He was among the founding members of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen in 1791 and its first secretary.
This is a first edition that was published by Anvil Books, formerly of Tralee . The book was published 1976 and is in very good condition.