Roger Casement: A Biography

by William Bryant

A biography extending from Casement's Irish origins to his work in Africa and South America as British consul. Casement's official reports on the atrocities committed against the rubber gatherers brought him fame and led to reform of the rubber trade in the Congo and the Putumayo. His involvement in the recruitment of Irish prisoners of war to fight against the British during the Great War caused him to be tried for treason and hanged in what is perhaps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595447953
• ISBN13: 9780595447954
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"