SIGNED ~ HOW THE IRISH SAVED CIVILIZATION by Thomas Cahill ~ hardcover

Description: How the Irish Saved Civilization: the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the Fall of Rome to the rise of Medieval Europe Thomas Cahill (SIGNED) Published by Nan A. Talese, Doubleday, New York, 1995. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Hardcover with owner name bookplate inside front cover else very good in a dust jacket very good clean. "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. 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."

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