Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Douglas Hyde And The Generational Imperative 1
5. 2. A Smiling Public Man 5
6. 3. The Budding Branch 16
7. 4. The Voices Of The Fathers 49
8. 5. First Flowering 81
9. 6. Between Connacht And Dublin 103
10. 7. To Canada 136
11. 8. A Different America—A Different Ireland 156
12. 9. A Bridle For Proteus 169
13. 10. The Happiest Of Men 193
14. 11. Plays And Players 213
15. 12. The Larger Stage 227
16. 13. With The Irish In America 253
17. 14. Triumphs And Troubles 288
18. 15. The Rocky Road To Revolution 313
19. 16. The Terrible Beauty 329
20. 17. In And Out Of Public Life 345
21. 18. The Road To Áras An Uachtárain 364
22. 19. The Presidency 392
23. 20. Death And Dispersal 430
24. Sources Consulted 437
25. Index 451