The Immortal Irishman: the Irish revolutionary who became an American hero

Introduction: Last day, July 1, 1867

Part I: To be Irish in Ireland. Under the bootheel ; The becoming ; Poetry in action ; Pitchfork paddies ; The meanest beggar in the world

Part II: To be Irish in the penal colony. Island of the damned ; The traitor of Tasmania ; Flight

Part III: To be Irish in America. Home and away ; Identity ; The Fever ; War ; First blood ; The call, the fall ; Summer of slaughter ; Reasons to live and die ; The green and the blues ; A brigade no more ; A second banishment ; New Ireland ; The remains of a life ; River without end ; Inquest for Ireland.