The Immortal Irishman

The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
First edition
AuthorTimothy Egan
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
GenreNon-fiction
Published2016
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication placeUSA
Pages384
ISBN0544272889

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.[1][2][3]

The book received a positive review in the Boston Globe[4] while it was criticized in a review in the Washington Post.[5]