The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement
The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement
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Author: Angus MitchellCouldn't load pickup availability
British Consul Roger Casement was knighted in 1911 for his investigations into the genocide of trival peoples in the Congo Free State and Amazon rainforest. Five years later he was hanged for hils role in Ireland’s Easter Rising.
The publication of The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement explodes the myth of the controversial and sexual explicit “Black Diaries” which played a leading role in his downfall, raising disturbing questions about his staged trial, the assassination of his character and subsequent execution that will resound to the very depths of Anglo-Irish history.
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ISBN: 9781901866070
Extent: 536
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“His was a heroic nature. I should like to write upon him subtly, so that his enemies would think I was with them till they finished my book and rose from reading it to call him a hero. He has the appeal of a broken archangel.” – T.E. Lawrence
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About the Author
Angus Mitchell is a writer and historian, born in Africa and educated in England, now based in Ireland. Since 1998, Mitchell has focused on the life of Roger Casement and associated anti-colonial figures, publishing key works including The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement and Sir Roger Casement’s Heart of Darkness. His research, which challenges the authenticity of Casement's controversial Black Diaries, has revived interest in Casement’s legacy as a human rights figure. Mitchell has curated exhibitions on Casement and lectured internationally, and his work has been featured in various academic and mainstream publications.