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"Son of a duke, heir to estates and influence, Lord Edward died in a Dublin jail as a rebel and a traitor. Born in 1763, he joined the British army and fought in the American War of Independence. Elected to the Irish Parliament in 1783, he soon made his radical sentiments known - his belief in the goodness of man and the importance of liberty and equality. Returning to North America in 1787, Lord Edward spent time with the Iroquois and was virtually adopted by them; back in Europe, he became a disciple of Thomas Paine, visited revolutionary France, and then joined the Irish underground in the…
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2 editions- Other · English · 1998Farrar, Straus, and Giroux · 337 pages · 9780374123833
- Other · English · 1997Chatto & Windus · 335 pages · 9780701165383
BiographyHistoryRevolutionariesNobilityFitzgerald, Edward, Lord, 1763-1798.Revolutionaries -- Ireland -- Biography.Nobility -- Ireland -- Biography.New York Times reviewed