04975cam a2200781 4500 468436095 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307755131 0307755134 B003I8VBF4 Amazon a7218722-0168-4b36-9610-2f7ef6560679 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 22708 22708 22708 332996 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cahill, Thomas. How the Irish Saved Civilization [Libby] : The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010. ancient rome. Civilization. president. Rome. Ancient History. Irish history. World History. Ireland. geography. medieval. History of Christianity . irish. Archaeology. Roman Empire. Roman history. history books. history of england. st patricks day. gifts for history lovers. History book. history books best sellers. books about ireland. cultural literacy. irish gifts. history gifts. Ireland history. history gifts for men. irish history books. history buff gifts. ireland book. history buff gifts for men. ireland gifts. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 7034kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. History. Religion & Spirituality. Nonfiction. HTML:<p>The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift, and a book in the best tradition of popular history -- the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe.<br /> <br /> Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he bring Christianity to Ireland, he instilled a sense of literacy and learning that would create the conditions that allowed Ireland to become "the isle of saints and scholars" -- and thus preserve Western culture while Europe was being overrun by barbarians.<br /> <br /> In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. Not only did Irish monks and scribes maintain the very record of Western civilization -- copying manuscripts of Greek and Latin writers, both pagan and Christian, while libraries and learning on the continent were forever lost -- they brought their uniquely Irish world-view to the task.<br /> <br /> As Cahill delightfully illustrates, so much of the liveliness we associate with medieval culture has its roots in Ireland. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated.<br /> <br /> In the tradition of Barbara Tuchman's <b>A Distant Mirror</b>, <b>How The Irish Saved Civilization</b> reconstructs an era that few know about but which is central to understanding our past and our cultural heritage. But it conveys its knowledge with a winking wit that aptly captures the sensibility of the unsung Irish who relaunched civilization.<br /> <br /> <b>BONUS MATERIAL:</b> This ebook edition includes an excerpt from Thomas Cahill's <i>Heretics and Heroes</i>.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/A72/187/22/HowtheIrishSavedCivilizationTheUntold9780307755131.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A7218722-0168-4B36-9610-2F7EF6560679&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/A72/187/22/HowtheIrishSavedCivilizationTheUntold9780307755131.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A7218722-0168-4B36-9610-2F7EF6560679&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/A72/187/22/HowtheIrishSavedCivilizationTheUntold9780307755131.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=A7218722-0168-4B36-9610-2F7EF6560679&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)