Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vi
3. Illustrations ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Day and Night Are the Whole World 3
6. Ireland, The United States
7. One of the Macs: April 1825 – April 1844 49
8. Lessons of Democracy: April 1844 – May 1845 74
9. Ireland
10. The Double Curse of Famine and Dissension: May 1845 – December 1846 101
11. An Incessant Defensive Struggle: January – July 1847 140
12. The Golden Link: July – December 1847 164
13. A General European Explosion: January – May 1848 181
14. A False Sense of Honour: June – September 1848 203
15. The United States
16. A Traitor to the British Government: October 1848 – May 1849 227
17. Modified Moral Force: May 1849 – July 1850 252
18. An Unequivocal Catholic Spirit: August 1850 – June 1852 271
19. The Revolution of Antichrist: July 1852 – May 1853 296
20. A More Troubled Prospect: June 1853 – December 1854 313
21. A Rather Isolated Position: January 1855 – April 1857 332
22. Notes 361
23. Bibliography 407
24. Index 423