Dublin: The Making of a Capital City by David Dickson

You found it. The one history book everyone in Chicago is looking for. This is Dublin: The Making of a Capital City by David Dickson — the definitive, Harvard-published masterpiece that the Dublin City Archives recommend. If you love history, this is the book that makes you say "I NEED this ASAP." WHY THIS BOOK IS SO AWESOME: It's deeply inspirational. Dublin began as a tiny Viking settlement on the quiet waters of the Irish Sea. It became the glamorous 'Naples of the North' in the 18th century, survived 120 years of Anglo-Irish Union where rival creeds battled for supremacy, lived through the 1916 Easter Rising that started the fall of an empire, survived a bloody civil war, and rebuilt itself into the vibrant Tiger Town of today. If a city can survive all that and come out stronger, more beautiful, and more alive — you can too. It's incredibly educational. Written by David Dickson, Professor of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin, published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. This isn't surface level. You get 736 pages of social, economic, cultural, political, and architectural history — clergymen and officials, merchants and land speculators, publishers and writers, and thousands of Dubliners who shaped their city. You will understand Ireland by understanding Dublin. It's a great read you won't put down. Los Angeles Review of Books said: "I thought I knew the history of my hometown, Dublin, and then I read David Dickson's wise and stylish book... teaching me things until almost the very last page." The Times called it "the fullest overview of one of the world's most enchanting cities." DETAILS: • Book: Dublin: The Making of a Capital City. • Author: David Dickson. • Edition: Paperback Main Edition ISBN 9781861975867 - 736 pages, illustrated.