Shadow of a Taxman investigates how the unrecognised Irish Republic's money was solicited, collected, transmitted, and safeguarded, as well as who the financial backers were and what might have influenced their decision to contribute. The Republic's quest for funds took its emissaries as far afield as New York, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, and Melbourne, as well as virtually every parish in Ireland. By selling 'war bonds' to supporters, it raised £370,165 from 140,000 people in Ireland and nearly $6m from 300,000 people in the United States. These bonds promised a return to subscribers when British forces had left Ireland and an independent Irish Republic was internationally recognised. Exploiting newly uncovered documents, Shadow of a Taxman reveals the identities of these subscribers. Cross-referencing with census returns, intelligence reports, memoirs, and IRA membership rolls, it provides the first demographic analysis of non-combatant supporters of Irish independence on the eve of its realisation. It also shows how access to funds shaped the course of the Irish War of Independence and, ultimately, Irish republicans' negotiating position with the British government in 1921.
"This meticulously researched monograph offers novel insights into the subject, and in a wider sense Adams has uncovered a rich and fascinating story of contemporary politics, propaganda, peer-pressure and power." - Rachel Kowalski, Irish Historical Studies
"This highly engaging and impressively detailed book provides a new economic and social historiography of the Irish War of Independence." - Marc Morgan, Journal of Economic History
"This study, which won the Donald Murphy prize for a distinguished first book, provides a valuable and authoritative new perspective on the history of forces behind the struggle for Irish independence." - Francis M. Carroll, English Historical Review
"The evidence presented in the monograph makes a valuable contribution to the historiography of the Irish War of Independence and the rise of Dáil Éireann. As Adams rightly points out in his introduction, money was necessary in order for the Dáil to both gain and maintain power, so discussion of these fundraising efforts is crucial in understanding the development of the Irish Republic." - Sadie Sunderland-Rhoads, Modern British History
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"This meticulously researched monograph offers novel insights into the subject, and in a wider sense Adams has uncovered a rich and fascinating story of contemporary politics, propaganda, peer-pressure and power." - Rachel Kowalski, Irish Historical Studies
"This highly engaging and impressively detailed book provides a new economic and social historiography of the Irish War of Independence." - Marc Morgan, Journal of Economic History
"This study, which won the Donald Murphy prize for a distinguished first book, provides a valuable and authoritative new perspective on the history of forces behind the struggle for Irish independence." - Francis M. Carroll, English Historical Review
"The evidence presented in the monograph makes a valuable contribution to the historiography of the Irish War of Independence and the rise of Dáil Éireann. As Adams rightly points out in his introduction, money was necessary in order for the Dáil to both gain and maintain power, so discussion of these fundraising efforts is crucial in understanding the development of the Irish Republic." - Sadie Sunderland-Rhoads, Modern British History
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